Isaiah 44:7-8

7, 8. Who, as I Who, except God, the King of Israel, is sufficiently all knowing to predict events future, and to declare the time and order of each?

Shall call That is, to proclaim openly the event, and to place its occurrence in exact order as it will occur.

For me God overrules events, so that in the end they turn to the furtherance of his plans.

Ancient people Either, since the first generations from Adam, or since the first covenant made with Abraham. As relates to predictive power, it makes little difference which.

Things that are coming Probably referring to the deliverance by Cyrus.

Shall come More remote, so commentators of highest repute; not unlikely Messiah’s coming.

Fear ye not Ye shall be disappointed in none of these things. Is there a God (literally, a Rock) beside me An abiding foundation. Promises resting on such a Rock can never fail.

There is no God Not, other than me, but, none independent of me. I am the sole eternal Being.