6. This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts, says:I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but Me.
7. Who, like Me, can announce the future?Let him say so and make a case before Me, since I have established an ancient people.Let these gods declare the coming things,and what will take place.
8. Do not be startled or afraid.Have I not told you and declared it long ago?You are my witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I do not know any.
9. All who make idols are nothing,and what they treasure does not profit.Their witnesses do not see or know anything,so they will be put to shame.
10. Who makes a god or casts a metal imagefor no profit?