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Chad, we are in Isaiah 42.

We wrapped up last time with, you know, God's saying, hey, put a new song in your mouth, you know.

Let's sing a new song.

Maybe a different song.

You've been singing the same old song for a long time, but a new song's coming.

And that sounds pretty nice.

And that sounds very like new coveny, you know, like, all right, we're a new song.

He ended, well, we ended.

And verse 17, it started to sound like maybe he was also going to say some things that weren't quite as comforting.

As he talked about people, you know, turning back and being utterly put to shame. And, you know,

these particular people are people who look at metal images and carved idols and say,

you are our gods. So this is the dance with the prophets, right? You have, hey, there's a new

song coming. It's going to be a good one.

You're going to like it.

It's going to be my greatest hit ever.

Also, let me tell you what's frustrating.

And then we'll tell them exactly.

And maybe it kind of makes sense.

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