13. I made the earth with my own hands. My right hand made the sky. And if I call them, they will come to stand before me.
14. “All of you, come here and listen to me. Did any of the false gods say these things would happen? No! The Lord’S friend will do what he wants to Babylon and the Chaldeans.
15. “I told you that I would call him. I will lead him, and I will make him succeed.
16. Come here and listen to me! I was there when Babylon began as a nation. And from the beginning, I spoke clearly so that people could know what I said.” Now, the Lord GOD sends me and his Spirit to tell you these things.
17. The Lord, the Savior, the Holy One of Israel, says, “I am the Lord your God. I teach you for your own good. I lead you in the way you should go.