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I am the Lord , the only God. There is no other God except me. I put your clothes on you, but still you don't know me.

I am doing this so that everyone will know that I am the only God. From the east to the west, people will know that I am the Lord and that there is no other God.

The Lord God is the Holy One of Israel. He created Israel, and he says, "My children, you asked me to show you a sign. You told me to show you what I have done.

The Lord says, "Egypt and Ethiopia are rich, but, Israel, you will get those riches. The tall people from Seba will be yours. They will walk behind you with chains around their necks. They will bow down before you and ask you to pray for them and say, ‘The true God really is with you, and there is no other God.'"

You are the God people cannot see. You are the God who saves Israel.

The Lord is God. He made the skies and the earth. He put the earth in its place. He did not want the earth to be empty when he made it. He created it to be lived on. "I am the Lord . There is no other God.

Tell them to come to me. Let them present their case and discuss these things.) "Who told you about this before it happened? Who told you this so long ago? I, the Lord , am the one who said these things. I am the only God, the one who does what is right. I am the one who saves, and there is no other!

So all you people in faraway places, turn to me and be saved, because I am God, and there is no other.

The Lord will help the people of Israel live right and praise their God.

Some people are rich with gold and silver. Gold falls from their purses, and they weigh their silver on scales. They pay an artist to make a false god from wood. Then they bow down and worship that false god.

They put their false god on their shoulders and carry it. That false god is useless; people have to carry it! People set the statue on the ground, and it cannot move. That false god never walks away from its place. People can yell at it, but it will not answer. That false god is only a statue; it cannot save people from their troubles.

Remember what happened long ago. Remember, I am God and there is no other God. There is no other like me.

"My people say, ‘God saves us. His name is the Lord All-Powerful, the Holy One of Israel.'"

"Family of Jacob, listen to me! You people call yourself ‘Israel,' but you are from Judah's family. When you take an oath, I, the Lord , the God of Israel, am the one whose name you use, but you are not honest and sincere.

"Yes, you call yourselves citizens of the holy city, those who depend on the God of Israel. The Lord All-Powerful is his name.

I will do this for myself—for me! I will not let you treat me as if I am not important. I will not let some false god take my glory and praise.

Come here and listen to me! I was there when Babylon began as a nation. And from the beginning, I spoke clearly so that people could know what I said." Now, the Lord God sends me and his Spirit to tell you these things.

The Lord , the Savior, the Holy One of Israel, says, "I am the Lord your God. I teach you for your own good. I lead you in the way you should go.

The Lord is the one who made me in my mother's womb, so that I could be his servant. He wanted me to lead Jacob and Israel back to him. The Lord gives me honor. I get my strength from my God.

This is what the Lord God says: "Look, I will wave my hand to the nations. I will raise my flag for everyone to see. Then they will bring your children to you. They will carry your children on their shoulders, and they will hold them in their arms.