Isaiah 41:23
Tell us the things that are to come,
What it says
The idols are told to declare the future or do something good or evil so they may be recognized as gods.
What it is doing
This verse presses the challenge to active, verifiable divinity.
In context
21“Present your case,” says the LORD. 22“Let them come and tell us what will happen. 23Tell us the things that are to come, 24Behold, you are nothing 25I have raised up one from the north, and he has come — 26Who has declared this from the beginning, 27I was the first to tell Zion: 28When I look, there is no one; 29See, they are all a delusion;