2 I will go before youand make the crooked places straight;I will break in pieces the gates of bronzeand shatter the bars of iron.
3 And I will give you the treasures of darknessand hidden riches of secret placesso that you may know that I, the Lord,who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.
4 For Jacob My servant’s sakeand Israel My chosen one,I have even called you by your name;I have named you,though you have not known Me.
5 I am the Lord and there is no other;there is no God besides Me.I strengthen you,though you have not known Me,
6 so that they may know from the rising of the sunand from the westthat there is no one besides Me.I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7 I form the light and create darkness;I make peace and create calamity;I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 Drip down, O heavens, from above,and let the clouds pour down righteousness;let the earth open up,and let them bring forth salvation,and let righteousness spring up together.I, the Lord, have created it.