כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְגֹאֲל֖וֹ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אֲנִ֤י רִאשׁוֹן֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲר֔וֹן וּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖י אֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִֽים׃
永恆者——以色列的王，以色列的救贖者，萬軍的永恆者——如此說：我是首先的，我是末後的，除我以外再沒有上帝。
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
What is the seal of the Holy One, praise to Him? Rebbi Bevai in the name of Rebbi Reuben, “true.51Babli Šabbat 55a, in the name of R. Hanina, a midrash on 1K. 22:23.” What means “true”? Rebbi Abun said, that He is a Living Power and the King of this World. Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish said, א is the start of the alphabet, מ the middle,52Since the Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters, the middle is between the 11th (k) and the twelfth (l) letter. and ת the end. To say, I, the Eternal, am First,53Is. 41:4. I did not receive anything from another. Besides Me there is no supreme power,54Is. 44:6. The verse probably should have been quoted three times. for I have no co-owner. And with the last, I shall be,53Is. 41:4. I shall not in the future turn it over to anybody else.