4. They will spring up with the grassas poplars spring up by streams.
5. One person will say, “I belong to the Lord.”Another will call on the name of Jacob.Another will write on his hand, “The Lord’s,”and he will adopt the name of Israel.
6. The Lord is Israel’s king and defender.He is the Lord of Armies.This is what the Lord says:I am the first and the last,and there is no God except me.
7. If there is anyone like me, let him say so.Let him tell me what happenedwhen I established my people long ago.Then let him predict what will happen to them.