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18 The Lord created the heavens. He is the true God. He created the earth and he put it in its place. He built it to be strong. He did not create it as an empty place. He made it for people to live there. He says,

‘I am the Lord.
    There is nobody else who is like me.
19 I have not spoken secretly,
    as I hid in a dark place.
I did not say to Jacob's descendants,
    “Look for me, but you will not find me.”
I am the Lord. I speak what is right.
    My message is true.
20 So come, you people of the nations,
    you who have escaped from war.
Bring yourselves in front of me together!
People who carry wooden idols are fools!
    They pray to gods who cannot rescue them.

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