3 I foretold the former things long ago,

my mouth announced them and I made them known;

then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

3 “The former things I declared of old;

they went out from my mouth, and I announced them;

then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

3 I have declared the former things from the beginning;

And they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them;

I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

3 Long ago I told you what was going to happen.

Then suddenly I took action,

and all my predictions came true.

3 “I have declared the former things from the beginning;

They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it.

Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

3 Long ago I told you what would happen.

I said these things and made them known;

suddenly I acted, and these things happened.

3 I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

3 I have declared the former things long ago; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I caused them to be heard: I wrought suddenly, and they came to pass.

3 From the beginning I revealed to you what would happen. 

These words came out of my mouth, 

and I made them known. 

Suddenly, I acted, and they happened. 

3 I declared the past events long ago;

they came out of My mouth; I proclaimed them.

Suddenly I acted, and they occurred.

3 The former things I declared long ago,

they went out from my mouth and I made them known;

then suddenly I did them and they came to pass.

3 “I declared the former things from of old,

and they went out from my mouth.

And I announced them suddenly;

I acted, and they came to pass,

3 “Long ago I told you ahead of time what would happen.

I announced it and made it known.

Then all of a sudden I acted.

And those things took place.