6 Some people are rich with goldand weigh their silver on the scales.They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god.Then they bow down and worship it.
7 They put it on their shoulders and carry it.They set it in its place, and there it stands;it cannot move from its place.People may yell at it, but it cannot answer.It cannot save them from their troubles.
8 “Remember this, and do not forget it!Think about these things, you who turn against God.
9 Remember what happened long ago.Remember that I am God, and there is no other God.I am God, and there is no one like me.
10 From the beginning I told you what would happen in the end.A long time ago I told you things that have not yet happened.When I plan something, it happens.What I want to do, I will do.
11 I am calling a man from the east to carry out my plan;he will come like a hawk from a country far away.I will make what I have said come true;I will do what I have planned.
12 Listen to me, you stubborn people,who are far from what is right.