Isaiah 46:5-13

5“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?

6Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!

7They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.

8“Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones.

9Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.

10Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.

11I will call a swift bird of prey from the east— a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, and I will do it.

12“Listen to me, you stubborn people who are so far from doing right.

13For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem and show my glory to Israel.