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Idols Are Useless

21 I am the Lord,
    the King of Israel!
Come argue your case with me.
    Present your evidence.
22 Come near me, you idols.[a]
Tell us about the past,
    and we will think about it.
Tell us about the future,
so we will know
    what is going to happen.
23 Prove that you are gods
by making your predictions
    come true.
Do something good or evil,
so we can be amazed
    and terrified.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 41.22 Come near … idols: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 41.23 and terrified: Or “when we see it.”

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