Isa 45:19, Lam 3:40-41 | ESV | STEP | I did not speak in secret , in a land of darkness ; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob , Seek me in vain . I the Lord speak the truth ; I declare what is right .

Isaiah 45:19

19 ^aI did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
^b‘Seek me in vain.’ ^{▼▼Hebrew in emptiness}
I the Lord speak ^dthe truth;
I declare what is right.

Lamentations 3:40-41

40 Let us test and examine our ways,
^eand return to the Lord!
41 ^fLet us lift up our hearts and hands
to God in heaven: