⁹ See, the former things^(A) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce^(B) them to you.”

³ I will give you hidden treasures,^(A)
    riches stored in secret places,^(B)
so that you may know^(C) that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who summons you by name.^(D)

⁵ Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
    their idols cannot speak;^(A)
they must be carried
    because they cannot walk.^(B)
Do not fear them;
    they can do no harm^(C)
    nor can they do any good.”^(D)