11 I will act for My own sake, indeed, My own, for how can I be defiled?I will not give My glory to another.
12 “Listen to Me, Jacob,and Israel, the one called by Me:I am He; I am the first,I am also the last.
13 My own hand founded the earth,and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them,they stood up together.
14 All of you, assemble and listen!Who among the idols has declared these things?The Lord loves him; he will accomplish His will against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 I — I have spoken;yes, I have called him; I have brought him,and he will succeed in his mission.
16 Approach Me and listen to this.From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time anything existed, I was there.”And now the Lord Godhas sent me and His Spirit.
17 This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says:I am Yahweh your God,who teaches you for your benefit,who leads you in the way you should go.