Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Who has announced these things from the very beginning, so that we could know? Who told us beforehand, so that we could say, 'He was right'? No one has shown this, no one has declared it, and no one has even heard your words.
God is pointing out that false gods and their prophets have never accurately predicted the future, while He alone declares what will happen before it occurs.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Isaiah's prophecies during the Babylonian exile period, when the Israelites were surrounded by nations worshiping various idols and false gods. God was challenging these false deities to prove their power by accurately predicting future events, something only the true God could do.
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