Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel ... I am the first ... besides me there is no God. Here follows an argument for Yahweh, as the only God, and against the idols, as vanity (see notes, ; ; Isaiah 43:10).

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