Is 48:12-16

12Listen to me, Jacob,

Israel, whom I called!

I, it is I who am the first,

and am I the last.^d

13Yes, my hand laid the foundations of the earth;

my right hand spread out the heavens.

When I summon them,

they stand forth at once.^e

14All of you assemble and listen:

Who among you declared these things?

The one the LORD loves^* shall do his will

against Babylon and the offspring of Chaldea.

15I myself have spoken, I have summoned him,

I have brought him, and his way succeeds!

16Come near to me and hear this!

From the beginning I did not speak in secret;

At the time it happens, I am there:

“Now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his spirit.”^*