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15 Yes, that is what I have commanded.
    I have called him to do this work.
I have shown him what he must do,
    and he will do it!
16 Come near to me! Listen to my message!
From the beginning, I have not spoken secretly.
    When these things happen, I will already be there.’

Now the Almighty Lord has sent me, with the power of his Spirit.[a]

17 The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says,

‘I am the Lord your God.
    I teach you what will be good for you.
    I lead you along a good path in life.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:16 These may be the words of Isaiah, as he brings God's message to his people. Or they may be the words of Cyrus, the king that God had chosen to punish the Babylonians.