And they will spring up [a]among the grass
Like (A)poplars by streams of water.’
This one will say, ‘I am the Lords’;
And that one [b]will call on the name of Jacob;
And another will (B)write [c]on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’
And will give himself Israel’s name with honor.

“This is what the Lord says, He who is the (C)King of Israel and his (D)Redeemer, the Lord of armies:

‘I am the (E)first and I am the last,
And there is no God (F)besides Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:4 Another reading is like grass among the waters
  2. Isaiah 44:5 Another reading is will be called by the name of Jacob
  3. Isaiah 44:5 Or with

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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