Isaiah 48:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ “I have spoken; I have called him.
    I have brought him, and I will make him successful.
¹⁶ Come to me and listen to this.
    From the ·beginning [first] I have ·spoken openly [^Lnot spoken in secret].
From the time it ·began [happened], I was there.”

Now, the Lord God
·has sent me with his Spirit [or and his Spirit have sent me; ^CCyrus is probably speaking here; vv. 14–15].

¹⁷ This is what the Lord, ·who saves you [your Redeemer],
    the Holy One of Israel [1:4], says:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches you ·to do what is good [what is best; or how to succeed],
    who leads you in the way you should go.