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You are my witnesses, says the Lord , and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.

I, I am the Lord , and besides me there is no savior.

I am God, and also henceforth I am He; there is no one who can deliver from my hand; I work and who can hinder it?

I am the Lord , your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

This one will say, "I am the Lord 's," another will be called by the name of Jacob, yet another will write on the hand, "The Lord 's," and adopt the name of Israel.

Thus says the Lord , the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.

Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he roasts meat, eats it and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, "Ah, I am warm, I can feel the fire!"

Thus says the Lord , your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord , who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by myself spread out the earth;

I am the Lord , and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me,

so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord , and there is no other.

For thus says the Lord , who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it a chaos, he formed it to be inhabited!): I am the Lord , and there is no other.

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.

remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me,

Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children"—

You felt secure in your wickedness; you said, "No one sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me."

Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

Thus says the Lord , your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your own good, who leads you in the way you should go.