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20 People will see these things and understand.
    Together they will think carefully about these things.
They will know that the Lord’s power did this.
    They will know that the Holy One of Israel made these things.”

The Lord Challenges False Gods

21 The Lord says, “Present your case.”
    The Lord, the King of Jacob, says, “Tell me your arguments.
22 Bring in your idols to tell us
    what is going to happen.
Have them tell us what happened in the beginning.
    Then we will think about these things.
    Then we will know how they will turn out.
Tell us what will happen in the future.

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20 so that people may see and know,(A)
    may consider and understand,(B)
that the hand(C) of the Lord has done this,
    that the Holy One(D) of Israel has created(E) it.

21 “Present your case,(F)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(G)
22 “Tell us, you idols,
    what is going to happen.(H)
Tell us what the former things(I) were,
    so that we may consider them
    and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(J)

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