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27 “I am the First, Who says to Zion, ‘Look! Look at them!’ And I will give to Jerusalem one who shall bring good tidings.

28 “But when I looked, there was no one. And when I inquired of them, there was no counselor. And when I demanded of them, they did not answer a word.

29 “Behold, they are all wickedness. Their work is nothing. Their images are wind and confusion.”

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27 I was the first to tell(A) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
    I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.(B)
28 I look but there is no one(C)
    no one among the gods to give counsel,(D)
    no one to give answer(E) when I ask them.
29 See, they are all false!
    Their deeds amount to nothing;(F)
    their images(G) are but wind(H) and confusion.

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