“Present the case for your idols,”
says the LORD.
“Let them show what they can do,”
says the King of Israel.
“Let them try to tell us what happened long ago
so that we may consider the evidence.
Or let them tell us what the future holds,
so we can know what’s going to happen.
I was the first to tell Zion,
‘Look! Help is on the way!’
I will send Jerusalem a messenger with good news.
Not one of your idols told you this.
Not one gave any answer when I asked.
See, they are all foolish,
worthless things.
All your idols are as empty as the wind.”
