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15 Yes, that is what I have commanded.
    I have called him to do this work.
I have shown him what he must do,
    and he will do it!
16 Come near to me! Listen to my message!
From the beginning, I have not spoken secretly.
    When these things happen, I will already be there.’

Now the Almighty Lord has sent me, with the power of his Spirit.[a]

17 The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says,

‘I am the Lord your God.
    I teach you what will be good for you.
    I lead you along a good path in life.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:16 These may be the words of Isaiah, as he brings God's message to his people. Or they may be the words of Cyrus, the king that God had chosen to punish the Babylonians.

15 I, even I, have spoken;
    yes, I have called(A) him.
I will bring him,
    and he will succeed(B) in his mission.

16 “Come near(C) me and listen(D) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(E)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(F) has sent(G) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(H)

17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(I) the Holy One(J) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(K) you what is best for you,
    who directs(L) you in the way(M) you should go.

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