18 For thus says the Lord,
^aWho created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it¹ in vain,
Who formed it to be ^binhabited:
^c“I am the Lord, and there is no other. ‡

19 I have not spoken in ^asecret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me¹ in vain’;
^bI, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right. ‡

21 Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
^aWho has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
^bAnd there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me. ‡

22 “Look to Me, and be saved,
^aAll you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other. ‡