5 Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Isaiah 48:5
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Isaiah 42:8–10
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Isaiah 45:20–22
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Isaiah 43:12–14
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Isaiah 44:7–9
7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. 8 Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My wit…
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