Isaiah 41:27
I was the first to tell Zion:
What it says
God says He was first to tell Zion, 'Behold, here they are,' and to give Jerusalem a herald of good news.
What it is doing
This verse presents God as the first and true announcer of salvation.
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;