7 They are created now, and not in that time. And even before today, you did not hear of them; otherwise, you might say, "Behold, I knew them."
8 You have neither heard, nor known, nor were your ears open in that time. For I knew that you would transgress greatly, and so I called you a transgressor from the womb.
9 For the sake of my name, I will take the face of my fury far away. And for the sake of my praise, I will bridle you, lest you perish.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver. I have chosen you for the furnace of poverty.
11 For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another.
12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call. I am the same, I am the first, and I am the last.
13 Also, my hand has founded the earth, and my right hand has measured the heavens. I will call them, and they will stand together.