3. 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.
4. For I knew how stubborn you were;your neck muscles were iron,your forehead was bronze.
5. Therefore I told you these things long ago;before they happened I announced them to youso that you could not say,“My images brought them about;my wooden image and metal god ordained them.”
6. You have heard these things; look at them all.Will you not admit them?‘From now on I will tell you of new things,of hidden things unknown to you.
7. They are created now, and not long ago;you have not heard of them before today.So you cannot say,“Yes, I knew of them.”