11. This is what the Lord,the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:“Ask Me what is to happen to My sons, and instruct Me about the work of My hands.
12. I made the earth,and created man on it.It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.
13. I have raised him up in righteousness, and will level all roads for him.He will rebuild My city, and set My exiles free, not for a price or a bribe,”says the Lord of Hosts.
14. This is what the Lord says:The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cushand the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours;they will follow you,they will come over in chainsand bow down to you.They will confess to you:God is indeed with you, and there is no other;there is no other God.
15. Yes, You are a God who hides Himself, God of Israel, Savior.
16. All of them are put to shame, even humiliated; the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
17. Israel will be saved by the Lordwith an everlasting salvation;you will not be put to shame or humiliatedfor all eternity.
18. For this is what the Lord says —God is the Creator of the heavens.He formed the earth and made it.He established it;He did not create it to be empty,but formed it to be inhabited —“I am Yahweh,and there is no other.
19. I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness.I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:Seek Me in a wasteland. I, Yahweh, speak truthfully; I say what is right.
20. “Come, gather together,and draw near, you fugitives of the nations.Those who carry their wooden idols,and pray to a god who cannot save, have no knowledge.
21. Speak up and present your case —yes, let them take counsel together.Who predicted this long ago?Who announced it from ancient times?Was it not I, Yahweh?There is no other God but Me,a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except Me.