12 I promised to save you,and I kept my promise.You are my witnessesthat no other god did this.I, the Lord, have spoken.
13 I am God now and for ever.No one can snatch you from meor stand in my way.
14 I, the Lord, will rescue you!I am Israel's holy God,and this is my promise:For your sake, I will sendan army against Babylonto drag its people away,crying as they go.
15 I am the Lord, your holy God,Israel's Creator and King.
16 I am the one who cut a paththrough the mighty ocean.
17 I sent an army to chase youwith chariots and horses;now they lie dead,unable to move.They are like an oil lampwith the flame snuffed out.
18 Forget what happened long ago!Don't think about the past.