13Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.
14Come together, all of you, and give ear; who among you has given news of these things? the Lord's loved one will do his pleasure with Babylon, and with the seed of the Chaldaeans.
15I, even I, have given the word; I have sent for him: I have made him come, and have given effect to his undertakings.
16Come near to me, and give ear to this; from the start I did not keep it secret; from the time of its coming into existence I was there: and now the Lord God has sent me, and given me his spirit.
17The Lord who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, I am the Lord your God, who is teaching you for your profit, guiding you by the way in which you are to go.
18If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
19Your seed would have been like the sand, and your offspring like the dust: your name would not be cut off or come to an end before me.
