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，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.’

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。

正如主藉着從創世以來聖先知的口所說的話，

那些住在埃及地巴忒羅知道自己妻子向別神燒香的，與旁邊站立的眾婦女，聚集成羣，回答耶利米說：「論到你奉耶和華的名向我們所說的話，我們必不聽從。我們定要成就我們口中所出的一切話，向天后燒香、澆奠祭，按着我們與我們列祖、君王、首領在猶大的城邑中和耶路撒冷的街市上素常所行的一樣；因為那時我們吃飽飯、享福樂，並不見災禍。自從我們停止向天后燒香、澆奠祭，我們倒缺乏一切，又因刀劍饑荒滅絕。」

這話是從創世以來顯明這事的主說的。

自從我設立古時的民，誰能像我宣告，並且指明，又為自己陳說呢？讓他將未來的事和必成的事說明。

我從起初指明末後的事，從古時言明未成的事，說：我的籌算必立定；凡我所喜悅的，我必成就。

我是耶和華，這是我的名；我必不將我的榮耀歸給假神，也不將我的稱讚歸給雕刻的偶像。看哪，先前的事已經成就，現在我將新事說明，這事未發以先，我就說給你們聽。