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Thus saith Jehovah ,
the King of Israel ,
and his Redeemer ,
Jehovah of hosts :
I [
am ]
the first ,
and I [
am ]
the last ,
and beside me there is no God .
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And who ,
as I ,
shall call ,
and shall declare it ,
and set it in order for me ,
since I appointed the ancient people ?
And the coming things ,
and those that shall happen ,
let them declare unto them .
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Fear not ,
neither be afraid .
Have I not caused thee to hear from that time ,
and have declared it ?
and ye are my witnesses .
Is there a +
God beside me ?
yea ,
there is no Rock :
I know not any .
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They that form a graven image are all of them vanity ,
and their delectable things are of no profit ;
and they are their own witnesses :
they see not ,
nor know ; --
that they may be ashamed .
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Who hath formed a �
god ,
or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ?
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Behold ,
all his fellows shall be ashamed ;
and the workmen are but men .
Let them all be gathered together ,
let them stand up :
they shall fear ,
they shall be ashamed together .
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The iron-smith [
hath ]
a chisel ,
and he worketh in the coals ,
and he fashioneth it with hammers ,
and worketh it with his strong arm ; --
but he is hungry ,
and his strength faileth ;
he hath not drunk water ,
and he is faint .
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The worker in wood stretcheth out a line ;
he marketh it out with red chalk ;
he formeth it with sharp tools ,
and he marketh it out with the compass ,
and maketh it after the figure of a man ,
according to the beauty of man :
that it may remain in the house .
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When he heweth him down cedars ,
he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth --
he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest :
he planteth a pine ,
and the rain maketh [
it ]
grow .
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And it shall be for a man to burn ,
and he taketh thereof ,
and warmeth himself ;
he kindleth it also ,
and baketh bread ;
he maketh also a �
god ,
and worshippeth it ;
he maketh it a graven image ,
and falleth down thereto .
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He burneth part thereof in the fire ;
with part thereof he eateth flesh ,
he roasteth roast ,
and is satisfied ;
yea ,
he is warm ,
and saith ,
Aha ,
I am become warm ,
I have seen the fire .
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And with the remainder thereof he maketh a �
god ,
his graven image ;
he falleth down unto it ,
and worshippeth it ,
and prayeth unto it ,
and saith ,
Deliver me ,
for thou art my �
god .
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They have no knowledge ,
and understand not ;
for he hath plastered their eyes ,
that they may not see ;
and their hearts ,
that they may not understand .
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And none taketh it to heart ,
neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say ,
I have burned part of it in the fire ,
and have also baked bread upon the coals thereof ,
I have roasted flesh ,
and eaten [
it ],
and with the rest thereof shall I make an abomination ?
shall I bow down to a block of wood ?
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He feedeth on ashes ;
a deceived heart hath turned him aside ,
that he cannot deliver his soul ,
nor say ,
Is there not a lie in my right hand ?
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Remember these things ,
O Jacob ,
and Israel ,
for thou art my servant ;
I have formed thee :
thou art my servant ,
Israel ;
thou shalt not be forgotten of me .
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I have blotted out ,
as a thick cloud ,
thy transgressions ,
and ,
as a cloud ,
thy sins :
return unto me ;
for I have redeemed thee .
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Sing ,
ye heavens ;
for Jehovah hath done it :
shout ,
ye lower parts of the earth ;
break forth into singing ,
ye mountains ,
the forest ,
and every tree therein !
For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob ,
and glorified himself in Israel .