The Lord, Not Idols

“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King(A) and Redeemer,(B) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;(C)
    apart from me there is no God.(D)
Who then is like me?(E) Let him proclaim it.
    Let him declare and lay out before me
what has happened since I established my ancient people,
    and what is yet to come—
    yes, let them foretell(F) what will come.
Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
    Did I not proclaim(G) this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses. Is there any God(H) besides me?
    No, there is no other Rock;(I) I know not one.”

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No God Other Than the Lord

This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer,(A) the Lord of Armies, says:

I am the first and I am the last.(B)
There is no God but me.(C)
Who, like me, can announce the future?
Let him say so and make a case before me,(D)
since I have established an ancient people.
Let these gods declare[a] the coming things,
and what will take place.
Do not be startled or afraid.
Have I not told you and declared it long ago?
You are my witnesses!(E)
Is there any God but me?(F)
There is no other Rock;(G) I do not know any.

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Footnotes

  1. 44:7 Lit declare them