I declared the past events long ago; they came out of my mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred.

主说：“早先的事，我从古时说明，已经出了我的口，也是我所指示的；我忽然行做，事便成就。

“先前的事，我自古已说明，已从我口而出，是我所指示的；我瞬间行事，事便成就。

“先前的事，我自古已说明，已从我口而出，是我所指示的；我瞬间行事，事便成就。

“过去所发生的事，我很久以前就预言过、亲口宣告过，然后使它们瞬间发生。

主说：“先前的事，我从古时就预言过了，已经从我的口里说出来了，又说给人听了；我忽然行事，事情就都成就了。

先前的事，我从前就宣告了，已经从我的口发出了，是由我告知的；我突然行动，事情就成就了。

主說：早先的事，我從古時說明，已經出了我的口，也是我所指示的；我忽然行做，事便成就。

「先前的事，我自古已說明，已從我口而出，是我所指示的；我瞬間行事，事便成就。

「先前的事，我自古已說明，已從我口而出，是我所指示的；我瞬間行事，事便成就。

「過去所發生的事，我很久以前就預言過、親口宣告過，然後使它們瞬間發生。

主說：“先前的事，我從古時就預言過了，已經從我的口裡說出來了，又說給人聽了；我忽然行事，事情就都成就了。

『早先的事我從上古就告訴人了，已由我口中發出，說給人聽了；我突然間作它，事便成就。

先前的事，我從前就宣告了，已經從我的口發出了，是由我告知的；我突然行動，事情就成就了。

耶和華曰、昔我預言諸事、出之於口、昭示於人、猝然行之、俾底於成、

耶和華曰、昔我預言諸事、明示於眾、猝然成之。

主曰、昔我預言諸事、曾出我口、我已宣告、猝然行之、事悉成、

I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

“ Long ago I told you ahead of time what would happen. I announced it and made it known. Then all of a sudden I acted. And those things took place.

“ The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

Long ago I told you what was going to happen. Then suddenly I took action, and all my predictions came true.

I declared the former things long ago, And they went out of My mouth, and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

“ I have declared the former things from the beginning; They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

I declared the past events long ago; they came out of My mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred.

I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did[ them] suddenly, and they came to pass.

“ I announced events beforehand, I issued the decrees and made the predictions; suddenly I acted and they came to pass.

I have declared the former things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.

“ Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell us the past events, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome, or tell us the future.

The past events have indeed happened. Now I declare new events; I announce them to you before they occur.”

Speak up and present your case— yes, let them consult each other. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except me.

All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled. Who among them can declare this, and tell us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate themselves, so that people may hear and say,“ It is true.”

Who, like me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case before me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place.Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other Rock; I do not know any.

None of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.

Look, the Lord GOD of Armies will chop off the branches with terrifying power, and the tall trees will be cut down, the high trees felled.He is clearing the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.

“ I am now going the way of the whole earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.Since every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come about, so he will bring on you every bad thing until he has annihilated you from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

I am about to put a spirit in him and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”

Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me.I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.

But when the Lord finishes all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say,“ I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.”For he said: I have done this by my own strength and wisdom, for I am clever. I abolished the borders of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants.My hand has reached out, as if into a nest, to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered the whole earth. No wing fluttered; no beak opened or chirped.Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift it! It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn’t wood!Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies will inflict an emaciating disease on the well-fed of Assyria, and he will kindle a burning fire under its glory.Israel’s Light will become a fire, and its Holy One, a flame. In one day it will burn and consume Assyria’s thorns and thistles.He will completely destroy the glory of its forests and orchards as a sickness consumes a person.The remaining trees of its forest will be so few in number that a child could count them.

Because your raging against me and your arrogance have reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth; I will make you go back the way you came.