Isaiah 48:14-16

Easy-to-Read Version

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^[a] 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.”