Isaiah 48:3-5

Good News Translation

“Long ago I predicted what would take place;
    then suddenly I made it happen.
⁴ I knew that you would prove to be stubborn,
    as rigid as iron and unyielding as bronze.
⁵ And so I predicted your future long ago,
    announcing events before they took place,
    to keep you from claiming
    that your idols and images made them happen.