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They will thrive like watered grass,
    like willows on a riverbank.
Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’
    Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’
Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands
    and will take the name of Israel as their own.”

The Foolishness of Idols

This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies:

“I am the First and the Last;
    there is no other God.

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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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