5 Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the lord.’Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’Some will write the lord’s name on their handsand will take the name of Israel as their own.”
6 This is what the lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the lord of Heaven’s Armies: “I am the First and the Last;there is no other God.
7 Who is like me?Let him step forward and prove to you his power.Let him do as I have done since ancient timeswhen I established a people and explained its future.
8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid.Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago?You are my witnesses—is there any other God?No! There is no other Rock—not one!”
9 How foolish are those who manufacture idols.These prized objects are really worthless.The people who worship idols don’t know this,so they are all put to shame.
10 Who but a fool would make his own god—an idol that cannot help him one bit?
11 All who worship idols will be disgracedalong with all these craftsmen—mere humans—who claim they can make a god.They may all stand together,but they will stand in terror and shame.