3 I will give you hidden treasures,riches stashed away in secret places,so you may recognize that I am the Lord,the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,Israel, my chosen one,I call you by nameand give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.
5 I am the Lord, I have no peer,there is no God but me.I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
6 I do this so people will recognize from east to westthat there is no God but me;I am the Lord, I have no peer.
7 I am the one who forms lightand creates darkness; the one who brings about peaceand creates calamity.I am the Lord, who accomplishes all these things.
8 O sky, rain down from above!Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance!Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow,and deliverance may sprout up along with it.I, the Lord, create it.
9 One who argues with his creator is in grave danger,one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground!The clay should not say to the potter,“What in the world are you doing?Your work lacks skill!”