I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says, ‘Here I am.’”

For when they see their children, whom I will produce among them, they will honor my name. They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; they will respect the God of Israel.

Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The Lord summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.

Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.

And now, what do we have here?” says the Lord. “Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt,” says the Lord, “and my name is constantly slandered all day long.