Isaiah 45:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸ The Lord created the heavens.
    He is the God
    who formed the earth.
    He made the earth.
But he did not want it to be empty.
    He wanted life to be on the earth.
This is what the Lord says:
    “I am the Lord. There is no other God.
¹⁹ I did not speak in secret.
    I did not hide my words somewhere in a dark place.
I did not tell the family of Jacob
    to look for me in empty places.
I am the Lord, and I speak the truth.
    I say what is right.

²⁰ “You people have escaped from other nations.
    So gather together and come before me.
    Come near together.
People who carry idols of wood don’t know what they are doing.
    They pray to a god who cannot save them.