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15 I myself have spoken.
    I have chosen him to carry out my purpose.
I will bring him to Babylon.
    He will succeed in what I tell him to do.

16 “Come close and listen to me.

“From the first time I said Cyrus was coming,
    I did not do it in secret.
    When he comes, I will be there.”

The Lord and King has filled me with his Spirit.
    People of Israel, he has sent me to you.

17 The Lord is the Holy One of Israel.
    He sets his people free. He says to them,
“I am the Lord your God.
    I teach you what is best for you.
    I direct you in the way you should go.

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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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