NET Bible
"I first decreed to Zion,‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ I sent a herald to Jerusalem."
— Isaiah 41:27, NET Bible
“The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.”
“I am the first that saith unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. ”
“I am the first to say to Zion, 'Behold, look at them;' and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.”
“The first shall say to Sion: Behold they are here, and to Jerusalem I will give an evangelist.”
“I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.”
“The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.”
Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.
I have stirred up one out of the north and he advances, one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name. He steps on rulers as if they were clay, like a potter treading the clay.
Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know? Who announced it ahead of time, so we could say,‘He’s correct’? Indeed, none of them decreed it! Indeed, none of them announced it! Indeed, no one heard you say anything!
I first decreed to Zion,‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ I sent a herald to Jerusalem.
I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.
Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.