⁸ Remember this and take courage;
    take it to heart, you rebels.
⁹ Remember the prior things—from long ago;
    I am God, and there’s no other.
I am God! There’s none like me,
¹⁰     who tells the end at the beginning,
    from ancient times things not yet done,
    saying, “My plan will stand;
    all that I decide I will do,”
¹¹ I call a bird of prey from the east,
    a man from a distant land for my plan.
As surely as I have spoken, I’ll make it happen;
    I have planned, and yes, I’ll do it.
¹² Listen to me, you bullheaded people
    who are far from victory:
¹³ I’m bringing my victory near—it isn’t far,
    and my salvation—it won’t delay.
I will establish salvation in Zion
    and grant my splendor to Israel.