Isaiah 46:9-11

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⁹    remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like me,
¹⁰^(A)declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ^(B)‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
¹¹^(C)calling a bird of prey from the east,
    the man of my counsel from a far country.
^(D)I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
    I have purposed, and I will do it.

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Genesis 4:10-16

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¹⁰And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood ^(A)is crying to me from the ground. ¹¹And now ^(B)you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. ¹²When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” ¹³Cain said to the Lord, “My ^(C)punishment is greater than I can bear.^[a] ¹⁴Behold, ^(D)you have driven me today away from the ground, and ^(E)from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, ^(F)and whoever finds me will kill me.” ¹⁵Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him ^(G)sevenfold.” And the Lord ^(H)put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. ¹⁶Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod,^[b] east of Eden.