Chapter xxxv, 1: "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be

glad for them and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." Christians say it means the joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom.

In chapter xliii, verse 2, Jehova declares: "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no savior."

He repeats it in chapter xliv, verse 6: "I am the first, and I am the last, and beside me there is no God."

Verse 8: "Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any."