Seenowthat I, I am He, And thereis nogodbesidesMe; It is I who putto deathand givelife.I have woundedand it is I who heal,And thereis noonewho can deliverfrom My hand.
"Returnand sayto Hezekiahthe leaderof My people,'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof your fatherDavid,"I have heardyour prayer,I have seenyour tears;behold,I will healyou. On the thirddayyou shall goup to the houseof the LORD.
When the kingof Israelreadthe letter,he torehis clothesand said,"Am I God,to killand to makealive,that thisman is sending[word] to me to curea manof his leprosy?But considernow,and seehowhe is seekinga quarrelagainst me."
"You aloneare the LORD.You have madethe heavens,The heavenof heavenswith alltheir host,The earthand allthat is on it, The seasand allthat is in them. You givelifeto allof them And the heavenlyhostbowsdownbefore You.
Yet thesethingsYou have concealedin Your heart;I knowthat thisis withinYou:
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"For He inflictspain,and givesrelief;He wounds,and His hands[also] heal.
"But You are the same,And Your yearswill not cometo an end.
"The childrenof Your servantswill continue,And their descendantswill be establishedbeforeYou."
For whois God,but the LORD?And whois a rock,exceptour God,
"Nowconsiderthis,you who forgetGod,OrI will tear[you] in pieces, and therewill be noneto deliver.
Make me to hearjoyand gladness,Let the boneswhich You have brokenrejoice.
Godis to us a Godof deliverances;And to GODthe Lordbelong escapesfrom death.
For You are greatand dowondrousdeeds;You aloneare God.
And He said,"Ifyou will giveearnestheedto the voiceof the LORDyour God,and dowhat is rightin His sight,and giveearto His commandments,and keepallHis statutes,I will putnoneof the diseaseson you whichI have puton the Egyptians;for I, the LORD,am your healer."
Then He said,"Putyour handinto your bosomagain."So he puthis handinto his bosomagain,and when he tookit out of his bosom,behold,it was restoredlike [the rest of] his flesh.
A timeto killand a timeto heal;A timeto teardownand a timeto buildup.
The LORDwill strikeEgypt,strikingbut healing;so they will returnto the LORD,and He will respondto them and will healthem.
The lightof the moonwill be as the lightof the sun,and the lightof the sunwill be seventimes[brighter], like the lightof sevendays,on the daythe LORDbindsup the fractureof His peopleand healsthe bruiseHe has inflicted.
"Whohas performedand accomplished[it], Callingforth the generationsfrom the beginning?I, the LORD,am the first,and with the last.I am He.'"
"You are My witnesses,"declaresthe LORD,"And My servantwhomI have chosen,So that you may knowand believeMe And understandthat I am He. BeforeMe there was noGodformed,And there will be noneafterMe.
"It is I who have declaredand savedand proclaimed,And therewas nostrange[god] among you; So you are My witnesses,"declaresthe LORD,"And I am God.
"Evenfrom eternityI am He, And thereis nonewho can deliverout of My hand;I actand whocan reverseit?"
For thussaysthe LORD,who createdthe heavens(He is the Godwho formedthe earthand madeit, He establishedit [and] did not createit a wasteplace,[but] formedit to be inhabited),"I am the LORD,and thereis noneelse.
"Turnto Me and be saved,allthe endsof the earth;For I am God,and thereis noother.
"I am the LORD,and thereis noother;BesidesMe thereis noGod.I will girdyou, though you have not knownMe;
Even to [your] oldageI will be the same,And evento [your] grayingyearsI will bear[you]! I have done[it], and I will carry[you]; And I will bear[you] and I will deliver[you].
"Listento Me, O Jacob,even Israelwhom I called;I am He, I am the first,I am alsothe last.
"Thereforeprophesyand sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will openyour gravesand cause you to comeup out of your graves,My people;and I will bringyou into the landof Israel.
He saidto me, "Sonof man,can theseboneslive?"And I answered,"O LordGOD,You know."
For I [will be] like a lionto EphraimAnd like a younglionto the houseof Judah.I, even I, will tearto pieces and goaway, I will carryaway, and therewill be noneto deliver.
"Come,let us returnto the LORD.For He has torn[us], but He will healus; He has wounded[us], but He will bandageus.
The remnantof JacobWill be among the nations,AmongmanypeoplesLike a lionamong the beastsof the forest,Like a younglionamong flocksof sheep,Which,ifhe passesthrough,Tramplesdownand tears,And thereis noneto rescue.
"ThereforeI saidto you that you will diein your sins;for unlessyou believethat I am[He], you will diein your sins."
"The LORDaloneguidedhim, And therewas noforeigngodwith him.
"To you it was shownthat you might knowthat the LORD,He is God;thereis nootherbesidesHim.
"Knowtherefore that the LORDyour God,He is God,the faithfulGod,who keepsHis covenantand His lovingkindnessto a thousandthgenerationwith those who loveHim and keepHis commandments;
AND LIKEA MANTLEYOU WILL ROLLTHEM UP; LIKEA GARMENTTHEY WILL ALSOBE CHANGED.BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,AND YOUR YEARSWILL NOT COME TO AN END."
saying,"Writein a bookwhatyou see,and send[it] to the sevenchurches:to Ephesusand to Smyrnaand to Pergamumand to Thyatiraand to Sardisand to Philadelphiaand to Laodicea."
"And to the angelof the churchin Smyrnawrite:The firstand the last,whowas dead,and has come to life,saysthis:
"The LORDkillsand makesalive;He bringsdownto Sheoland raisesup.
