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19 I did not speak in secret,
or from someplace in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants[a] of Jacob,
“Seek me in the midst of chaos.”[b]
I, the Lord, am speaking in righteousness.
I am declaring what is right.

20 Gather! Come! Draw near together,
you survivors from the nations.
They have no knowledge—
those who are lifting up their idols of wood
and praying to a god that cannot save.
21 Make an announcement and come close.
Let them consult together.
Who made this known ahead of time?
From time past who announced it?
Was it not I, the Lord?
There is no god except me,
a righteous God and Savior.
There is no one except me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:19 Literally the seed
  2. Isaiah 45:19 The same Hebrew translated chaos describes the first stage of creation in Genesis 1.