所以，在很久以前，事情還沒有發生時就向你預言這些事，免得你說這些是你的偶像做的，是你雕刻和鑄造的偶像命定的。

所以，我从古时将这事给你说明，在未成以先指示你，免得你说：‘这些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和我铸造的偶像所命定的。’

所以，我自古就给你说明，在事未成以先指示你，免得你说：‘这些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和铸造的神像所命定的。’

所以，我自古就给你说明，在事未成以先指示你，免得你说：‘这些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和铸造的神像所命定的。’

所以，在很久以前，事情还没有发生时就向你预言这些事，免得你说这些是你的偶像做的，是你雕刻和铸造的偶像命定的。

所以我从古时就告诉了你；在事情还没有发生以前，我就说给你听了，免得你说：‘这些事是我的偶像所作的，是我的雕像和铸像所命定的。’

因此我从前就向你宣告了，在事情临到之前就告知你了，免得你说：‘这些是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻和铸造的偶像所命定的。’

所以，我從古時將這事給你說明，在未成以先指示你，免得你說：這些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和我鑄造的偶像所命定的。

所以，我自古就給你說明，在事未成以先指示你，免得你說：『這些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和鑄造的神像所命定的。』

所以，我自古就給你說明，在事未成以先指示你，免得你說：『這些事是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻的偶像和鑄造的神像所命定的。』

所以我從古時就告訴了你；在事情還沒有發生以前，我就說給你聽了，免得你說：‘這些事是我的偶像所作的，是我的雕像和鑄像所命定的。’

我從上古就告訴了你了，事未發生以先，我就說給你聽了：免得你說：「是我的偶像作的，是我雕刻的偶像、我鑄造的神像命定的。」

因此我從前就向你宣告了，在事情臨到之前就告知你了，免得你說：『這些是我的偶像所行的，是我雕刻和鑄造的偶像所命定的。』

故自疇昔、事尚未至、我先宣告、昭示於爾、免爾曰、此乃我之偶像所行、我之雕像鑄像所命、

越在疇昔、事未至、我先言之、俾爾知悉、恐爾以為所鑄之偶像作此。

故在昔時、事未至之先、我預告爾、俾爾聞之、恐爾曰、此我偶像所作、我雕刻鑄造之偶像所命、

Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say,‘ My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’

So I told you those things long ago. Before they happened I announced them to you. I did it so you would not be able to say,‘ My statues of gods did them. My wooden and metal gods made them happen.’

I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say,‘ My idol did them, my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’

That is why I told you what would happen; I told you beforehand what I was going to do. Then you could never say,‘ My idols did it. My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’

therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred, so you could not claim,‘ My idol caused them; my carved image and cast idol control them.’

Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say,‘ My idol has done them, And my carved image and my cast metal image have commanded them.’

Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you, Lest you should say,‘ My idol has done them, And my carved image and my molded image Have commanded them.’

therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred, so you could not claim,‘ My idol caused them; my carved image and cast idol control them.’

I have even from the beginning declared[ it] to thee; before it came to pass I shewed[ it] thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

I announced them to you beforehand; before they happened, I predicted them for you, so you could never say,‘ My image did these things, my idol, my cast image, decreed them.’

therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it to you; lest you should say,‘ My idol has done them. My engraved image and my molten image has commanded them.’

「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。

正如祂從亙古藉著祂聖先知們的口所說的。

許多人知道自己的妻子曾向別的神明燒香。他們和他們的妻子以及住在埃及巴特羅地區的人對耶利米說：「我們不會聽從你奉耶和華的名對我們說的話。但我們必照所許的願向天后燒香奠酒，正如我們和我們的祖先、君王和官長在猶大各城和耶路撒冷街上所做的一樣。那時，我們食物充足，生活幸福，無災無禍。但自從我們停止向天后燒香奠酒後，我們便一無所有，不斷有人死於戰爭和饑荒。」

祂從亙古就顯明了這事。

誰能與我相比？讓他告訴我。自從我設立這古老的民族以來所發生的事和將要發生的事，讓他告訴我。

我從太初就預言末後的事，從亙古就宣佈將來的事。我的旨意必成就，我的計劃必實現。

我是耶和華，這就是我的名字。我不會把我的榮耀給假神，也不會把我當受的讚美給雕刻的偶像。看啊，以前的預言都已應驗，我現在要宣告新的預言，把還未發生的事告訴你們。」