"Evenfrom eternityI am He, And thereis nonewho can deliverout of My hand;I actand whocan reverseit?"
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
When He keepsquiet,whothen can condemn?And when He hidesHis face,whothen can beholdHim, That is, in regardto bothnationand man?--
"Were He to snatchaway,whocould restrainHim? Whocould sayto Him, 'Whatare You doing?'
"The childrenof Your servantswill continue,And their descendantswill be establishedbeforeYou."
"Nowconsiderthis,you who forgetGod,OrI will tear[you] in pieces, and therewill be noneto deliver.
Beforethe mountainswere bornOr You gavebirthto the earthand the world,Even from everlastingto everlasting,You are God.
Your throneis establishedfrom of old;You are from everlasting.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
"From everlastingI was established,From the beginning,from the earliesttimesof the earth.
"For the LORDof hostshas planned,and whocan frustrate[it]? And as for His stretched-outhand,whocan turnit back?"
"Whohas performedand accomplished[it], Callingforth the generationsfrom the beginning?I, the LORD,am the first,and with the last.I am He.'"
Declaringthe endfrom the beginning,And from ancienttimesthings whichhave not been done,Saying,My purposewill be established,And I will accomplishallMy goodpleasure';
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].
"Sohave those becometo you with whomyou have labored,Who have traffickedwith you from your youth;Eachhas wanderedin his own way;Thereis noneto saveyou.
"Comenearto Me, listento this:From the firstI have not spokenin secret,From the timeit tookplace,I was there.And nowthe LordGODhas sentMe, and His Spirit."
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
"Allthe inhabitantsof the earthare accountedas nothing,But He doesaccordingto His willin the hostof heavenAnd [among] the inhabitantsof earth;And noone can wardoffHis handOr sayto Him, 'Whathave You done?'
"And thenI will uncoverher lewdnessIn the sightof her lovers,And noonewill rescueher out of My hand.
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.
"But as for you, BethlehemEphrathah,[Too] littleto be among the clansof Judah,From you One will goforthfor Me to be rulerin Israel.His goingsforthare from longago,From the daysof eternity."
Are You not from everlasting,O LORD,my God,my HolyOne?We will not die.You, O LORD,have appointedthem to judge;And You, O Rock,have establishedthem to correct.
"Behold,I have received[a command] to bless;When He has blessed,then I cannotrevokeit.
Jesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, beforeAbrahamwas born,I am."
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
"Your oxshall be slaughteredbefore your eyes,but you will not eatof it; your donkeyshall be tornawayfrom you, and will not be restoredto you; your sheepshall be givento your enemies,and you will havenoneto saveyou.
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.
Nowto the Kingeternal,immortal,invisible,the onlyGod,[be] honorand gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
JesusChrist[is] the sameyesterdayand todayand forever.
It was toldthe kingof Jericho,saying,"Behold,menfrom the sonsof Israelhave comeheretonightto searchout the land."
"I amthe Alphaand the Omega,"saysthe LordGod,"who is and whowas and who is to come,the Almighty."
