12. Listen to me, Jacob;Israel, whom I called:I am the one;I am the first and I am the last.
13. My hand founded the earth;my strong hand spread out the heavens.When I call to them, they all stand up.
14. Gather yourselves, all of you, and listen.Who among you announced these things?"The Lord loves him.He will do what God wants with Babylonand with the descendants of Chaldea."
15. I, I have spoken and told himthe things that will happen to him;I will make him succeed.
16. Come close to me; listen to this:Since the very beginning I haven’t spoken in secret.Whenever anything happens, I am there.(And now the Lord God has sent me with his spirit.)