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16 Come ye near unto me, hear this, Not from the beginning in secret spake I, From the time of its being, there [am] I, And now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and His Spirit.

17 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, `I [am] Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.

18 O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,

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16 “Come near(A) me and listen(B) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(C)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(D) has sent(E) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(F)

17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(G) the Holy One(H) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(I) you what is best for you,
    who directs(J) you in the way(K) you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention(L) to my commands,
    your peace(M) would have been like a river,(N)
    your well-being(O) like the waves of the sea.

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