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"Listen to Me, Jacob, and Israel, the one called by Me: I am He; I am the first, I am also the last.
Isaiah 48:12 In-Context
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See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
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“Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
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My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.
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“Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out his purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Babylonians.