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I will give you treasures from dark, secret places; then you will know that I am the Lord and that the God of Israel has called you by name.

"I am the Lord ; there is no other god. I will give you the strength you need, although you do not know me.

I do this so that everyone from one end of the world to the other may know that I am the Lord and that there is no other god.

The Lord , the holy God of Israel, the one who shapes the future, says: "You have no right to question me about my children or to tell me what I ought to do!

The Lord says to Israel, "The wealth of Egypt and Ethiopia will be yours, and the tall men of Seba will be your slaves; they will follow you in chains. They will bow down to you and confess, ‘God is with you—he alone is God.

The God of Israel, who saves his people, is a God who conceals himself.

The Lord created the heavens— he is the one who is God! He formed and made the earth— he made it firm and lasting. He did not make it a desolate waste, but a place for people to live. It is he who says, "I am the Lord , and there is no other god.

Come and present your case in court; let the defendants consult one another. Who predicted long ago what would happen? Was it not I, the Lord , the God who saves his people? There is no other god.

"Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is.

I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.

People open their purses and pour out gold; they weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make a god; then they bow down and worship it.

Remember what happened long ago; acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me.

The holy God of Israel sets us free— his name is the Lord Almighty.

"Listen to this, you lover of pleasure, you that think you are safe and secure. You claim you are as great as God— that there is no one else like you. You thought that you would never be a widow or suffer the loss of your children.

"You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray, and you said to yourself, ‘I am God— there is no one else like me.'

Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah: You swear by the name of the Lord and claim to worship the God of Israel— but you don't mean a word you say.

And yet you are proud to say that you are citizens of the holy city and that you depend on Israel's God, whose name is the Lord Almighty.

The Lord says, "Listen to me, Israel, the people I have called! I am God, the first, the last, the only God!

The holy God of Israel, the Lord who saves you, says: "I am the Lord your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.

Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: "Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you." This will happen because the Lord has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises.