Isaiah 45:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷ But Israel will be saved by the Lord.
    That salvation will continue forever.
    Never again will Israel be shamed.
¹⁸ The Lord is God.
    He made the skies and the earth.
    He put the earth in its place.
He did not want the earth to be empty when he made it.
    He created it to be lived on.
“I am the Lord.
    There is no other God.
¹⁹ I have spoken openly, not in secret.
    I did not hide my words in a dark and secret place.
I did not tell the people of Jacob
    to look for me in empty places.
I am the Lord, and I speak the truth.
    I say only what is right.