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17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
'The first and the last' signifies that the Lord is the only God.
(References: Apocalypse Revealed 92)