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They will spring up with the grass
    as poplars spring up by streams.
One person will say, “I belong to Yahweh.”
    Another will call on the name of Jacob.
        Another will write on his hand, “Yahweh’s,”
            and he will adopt the name of Israel.

The Nations Form Idols, But the Lord Formed Israel

Yahweh is Israel’s Melek and Go’el.
    He is Yahweh Tsebaoth.

This is what Yahweh says:

I am the first and the last,
    and there is no Elohim except me.

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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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