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5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; And they shall bow down to you.
There is no God besides Me. They will make supplication to you,
I will gird you, though you have not saying, ‘Surely God is in you,
known Me, And there is no other;
6 That they may know from the rising of There is no other God.’ ”
the sun to its setting 15
That there is none besides Me. Truly You are God, who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
I am the LORD, and there is no other; 16
7 I form the light and create darkness, They shall be ashamed
I make peace and create calamity; And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
I, the LORD, do all these things.’
Who are makers of idols.
8 “Rain down, you heavens, from above, 17 But Israel shall be saved by the LORD
And let the skies pour down With an everlasting salvation;
righteousness; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced
Let the earth open, let them bring Forever and ever.
forth salvation, 18
And let righteousness spring up For thus says the LORD,
Who created the heavens,
together.
I, the LORD, have created it. Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
9 “Woe to him who strives with his Who has established it,
Maker! Who did not create it in vain,
Let the potsherd strive with the Who formed it to be inhabited:
potsherds of the earth! “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 19 I have not spoken in secret,
‘What are you making?’ In a dark place of the earth;
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
no hands’? ‘Seek Me in vain’;
Woe to him who says to his father, I, the LORD, speak righteousness,
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‘What are you begetting?’ I declare things that are right.
Or to the woman, ‘What have you 20
brought forth?’ ” “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
Thus says the LORD, You who have escaped from the
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The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: nations.
“Ask Me of things to come concerning They have no knowledge,
My sons; Who carry the wood of their carved
And concerning the work of My hands, image,
you command Me. And pray to a god that cannot save.
12 I have made the earth, 21 Tell and bring forth your case;
And created man on it. Yes, let them take counsel together.
I—My hands—stretched out the Who has declared this from ancient
heavens, time?
And all their host I have commanded.
13 I have raised him up in righteousness, Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the LORD?
And I will direct all his ways; And there is no other God besides Me,
He shall build My city A just God and a Savior;
And let My exiles go free, There is none besides Me.
Not for price nor reward,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
Thus says the LORD:
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“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of 45:21 there is no other…There is none. The
Cush Lord restated the truth expressed by Moses in
And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Deuteronomy 4:35. The scribe who asked
Shall come over to you, and they shall Jesus about the greatest commandment cited
be yours; this same principle in agreeing with Jesus’
They shall walk behind you, answer to his question (Mark 12:32).
They shall come over in chains;

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