⁶ This is what the Lord says, the King of Israel
    and its Redeemer—
        the Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name—^[a]
“I am the first and I am the last,
    and apart from me there is no God.
⁷ Who is like me? Let him proclaim
    and declare it, and lay it out for himself—^[b]
since he made^[c] an ancient people.
    And let him speak^[d] future events;
        let them tell him what^[e] will happen.
⁸ Don’t tremble, and don’t be afraid.^[f]
    Didn’t I tell you and announce it long ago?
You are my witnesses.
    Is there any God besides me?
There is no other Rock—
    I don’t know of any.”