them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed
with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen
any more. Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God
am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are
My people, saith the Lord God. And ye My flock, the flock
of My pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord
God.” Ezekiel 34:26, 29-31.
“Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant
whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me,
and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God
formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the
Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and
have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange
god among you: therefore ye are My witnesses.” “I the Lord
have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people,
for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out
the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness
out of the prison house.” Isaiah 43:10-12; 42:6, 7.
“In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of
salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and
give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth,
to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; that thou mayest say
to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show
yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures
shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst;
neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for
