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14 Assemble, all of you, and hear!
    Who among them declared these things?
Yahweh loves him;
    he shall perform[a] his wish against Babylon
    and his arm against the Chaldeans.[b]
15 I, I myself, I have spoken!
    Indeed, I have called him.
I have brought him,
    and he will be successful in his way.
16 Draw near to me; hear this! I have not spoken in secrecy from the beginning;[c]
    from the time it came to be,[d] there I have been;
        And now the Lord Yahweh has sent me and his Spirit.”

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  1. Isaiah 48:14 Or “do”
  2. Isaiah 48:14 Literally “Chaldea”
  3. Isaiah 48:16 Literally “head”
  4. Isaiah 48:16 Literally “of becoming it”

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