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and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. One shall say, I am Jehovah’s; and another shall [a]call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall [b]subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and [c]surname himself by the name of Israel.

Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:5 Or, proclaim the name
  2. Isaiah 44:5 Or, write on his hand, Unto Jehovah
  3. Isaiah 44:5 Or, give for a title the name of Israel

They will spring up like grass(A) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(B) by flowing streams.(C)
Some will say, ‘I belong(D) to the Lord’;
    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand,(E) ‘The Lord’s,’(F)
    and will take the name Israel.

The Lord, Not Idols

“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King(G) and Redeemer,(H) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;(I)
    apart from me there is no God.(J)

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