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14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
    (A)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
    (B)he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
    and his arm shall be against (C)the Chaldeans.
15 (D)I, even I, have spoken and called him;
    I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.
16 (E)Draw near to me, hear this:
    from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
    from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now (F)the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.

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14 “Come together,(A) all of you, and listen:
    Which of the idols has foretold(B) these things?
The Lord’s chosen ally(C)
    will carry out his purpose(D) against Babylon;(E)
    his arm will be against the Babylonians.[a]
15 I, even I, have spoken;
    yes, I have called(F) him.
I will bring him,
    and he will succeed(G) in his mission.

16 “Come near(H) me and listen(I) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(J)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(K) has sent(L) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:14 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20