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I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded (45:12) I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts (45:13) Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying], Surely God [is] in thee; and [there is] none else, [there is] no God (45:14) Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour (45:15) They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together [that are] makers of idols (45:16) [But] Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end (45:17) For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the Lord; and [there is] none else (45:18) I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right (45:19) Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save (45:20) Tell ye, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? [who] hath told it from that time? [have] not I the Lord? and [there is] no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; [there is] none beside me (45:21) Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else (45:22) I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear (45:23) Surely, shall [one] say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: [even] to him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed (45:24) In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory
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