Charles Ellicott Commentary Isaiah 44:6

"Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God." — Isaiah 44:6 (ASV)

Thus says the Lord ... —A new section opens, repeating the argument of Isaiah 41 and Isaiah 43 against idolatry.