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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 43, Verse 28

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Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
King James Version
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
American Standard Version
Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.
New English Translation
So I defiled your holy princes, and handed Jacob over to destruction, and subjected Israel to humiliating abuse.”
World English Bible
Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel an insult."
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Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
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Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
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For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
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And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
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One shall say, I [am] the LORD'S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
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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.
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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 things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
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Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any].
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They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not 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?