26 “Who told us about this before it happened so that we could say he was right? None of your idols told us anything. They didn’t say a word, and they cannot hear anything you say.
27 I, the Lord, was the first one to tell Zion about these things. I sent a messenger to Jerusalem to say, ‘Look, your people are coming back!’”
28 I looked at those false gods. Not one of them said anything. They had no advice to offer. I asked them questions, but they didn’t say a word.
29 Those gods are all less than nothing. They cannot do anything. They are worthless.