Isaiah:43-44

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* Now , therefore , Thus , saith Yahweh Creating thee , O Jacob , and Fashioning thee O Israel , Do not fear , For I have redeemed thee , I have called thee by thy name . Mine , thou art ! * When thou passest through the waters , with thee , I am , Or , through the rivers , they shall not overflow thee , When thou walkest through fire , thou shall not be scorched , And , a flame , shall not kindle upon thee ; * For , I , Yahweh , am , Thy God , The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee , I have given , as thy ransom , Egypt , Ethiopia and Seba , in thy stead . * Because thou art precious in mine eyes , art honoured And , I , love thee , And will give mankind , in thy stead , Yea , peoples , for thy life , * Do not fear for , with thee , I am , From the East , will I bring in thy seed , And , from the West , will I gather thee : * I will say to the North Give up ! And to the South Do not withhold ! Bring in My sons from far , and My daughters from the end of the earth ; * Every one who is called by my Name , Whom for mine own glory , I have createdformedyea , made ! * Bring forth A blind people that have , eyes , and A deaf , that have , ears . * All the nations , are gathered together Yea there is an assembling of peoples , Who among them , can tell this , And things in advance , can let us hear ? Let them set forth their witnesses that they may get their right , Or let them hear , and say Truth ! * Ye , are my witnesses Declareth Yahweh , And my Servant , whom I have chosen , That ye may take noteand believe me , And perceive that , I , am He , Before me , was not formed a GOD , Nor after me , shall one come into being : * II , am Yahweh , And there is none besides me ready to save : * I , have toldand will save , and make known , That there is among you no strange one ; And , ye , are my witnesses , Declareth Yahweh That , I , am GOD . * Even from To-day , I , am He , And none , out of my hand , can deliver , I work and who reverseth ? * Thus saith Yahweh , Your Redeemer , The Holy One of Israel , For your sakes , have I sent into Babylon , And will bring down as fugitives , all of them , Even the Chaldeans , in the ships which cause them loud outcry . * IYahweh , am Your Holy One , The Creator of Israel , Your King . * Thus , saith Yahweh , Who setteth in the sea , a way , And in the mighty waters , a path ; * Who bringeth forth Chariot and horse , Force and strength , Together , shall they he down They shall not arise , They are extinguished Like a wick , are they quenched ! * Do not keep in mind former things , And things of old , do not consider : * Behold me ! doing a new thing , Now , shall it spring forth , Will ye not take note thereof ? Surely I will set In the desert , a way , In a desolate land , rivers : * The wild beast of the field shall honour me , Jackals , and ostriches , Because I have given In the desert , waters , Rivers in , desolate land , To give drink unto my people , my chosen : * A people which I have fashioned for myself , My praise , shall they record . * Yet not upon me , hast thou called , O Jacob , For thou hast been wearied of me O Israel : * Thou hast not brought in to me small cattle as thine ascending-offerings , Nor , with thy sacrifices , hast thou honoured me , I have not oppressed thee with meal-offerings , Nor have I wearied thee with frankincense ; * Thou hast not bought for me with silver , fragrant calamus , Nor with the fat of thy sacrifices , hast thou sated me , Thou hast done nothing but oppress me with thy sins , Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities . * II , am he that is ready , To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake , And , thy sins , not remember . * Put me in mind , Let us enter into judgment at once , Recount , thou , that thou mayest be justified : * Thy chief father , hath sinned , And thine interpreters , have transgressed against me ; * So then I must needs profane the rulers of the holy place , And deliver Jacob to be devoted to destruction , and Israel , unto reviling ! * Now , thenhear , O Jacob , my Servant , and Israel whom I have chosen : * Thus , saith Yahweh Who made thee and formed thee from birth , Who helpeth thee : Do not fear O my Servant Jacob , and Jeshurun whom I have chosen ; * For I will pour , Water upon the thirsty soil , and Floods upon the dry ground , I will pour My spirit upon thy seed , and My blessing upon thine offspring ; * So will they spring up among the grass , As willows by the water-courses : * This one , will say Yahwehs , am I , and That one , will call himself by the name of Jacob , and Yonder one will write on his hand Yahwehs , And after the name of Israel , will one entitle himself . * Thus saith Yahweh King of Israel , Even his Redeemer , Yahweh of hosts , I , am , First , and , I , Last , And besides me , there is no God . * Who then , like me , can call , and declare it , and order it , for me , Seeing that I appointed an age-abiding people , Or things yet to be , and that shall come to pass , Let them declare on their part . * Do not ye dread , nor yet be alarmed , Have I not from olden time , told thee and declared ? So that , ye , are my witnesses , Whether there is a GOD besides me ? Or is no Rock I knew of none ! * The fashioners of an imageall of them , are emptiness , And , the things they delight in , cannot profit , And , their , witnesses , they , neither see nor know , That they may be ashamed . * Who hath fashioned a GOD , Oran image , hath molten ? It cannot profit ! * Lo ! all his partners , turn pale , Even , the artificers themselves , are of the sons of earth , Let them gather themselves togetherall of them . Let them take their stand , Let them dread , and turn pale , together ! * As for the smith , cutting-tool , When he hath wrought in the live coals , And , with hammers , hath fashioned it , And hath wrought it with his strong arm , Anon he is hungry , and hath no strength , He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint ! * As for the carpenter , He hath stretched out a line hath drawn it with a pencil , Hath made it with carving tools , With compasses , hath rounded it , And so hath made it after the figure of a great man , After the beauty of a son of earth , that it may remain in a house ! * When one was cutting him down cedars , Then took he a holm-tree and an oak , And secured them for himself , among the trees of the forest , He planted a fir-tree and the pouring rain made it grow ; * So it serveth for a man to burn , And he hath taken of the branches and warmed himself , Also he kindleth a fire , and baketh bread , Also he maketh a GOD , and hath bowed himself down , Hath made of it a carved image , and adored it : * The half thereof , hath he burned in the fire , Over half thereof , he eateth flesh , He roasteth roast , that he may be satisfied , Also he warmeth himself , and saith , Aha , I am warm , I have seen a blaze ; * And the residue thereof , Into a GOD , he maketh , Into his carved image , Adoreth it , and boweth down and prayeth unto it , And saith Deliver me , for , my GOD , thou art ! * They have not taken note , neither can they perceive , He hath besmearedpast seeingtheir eyes , Past understanding , their hearts ; * And no one reflecteth There is neither knowledge nor discernmentto say , Half thereof , have I burned up in the fire Moreover also I have baked , on the coals thereof , breed , I roasted flesh , and have been eating , And of the remainder thereof , an abomination , shall I make ? And , to a log of wood , shall I pay adoration ? * He is feeding on ashes , A deluded heart , hath turned him aside , And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say , Is there not a falsehood in my right hand ? * Remember these things , O Jacob , And , Israel , for , my Servant , thou art , I have fashioned thee , a Servant of mine , thou art . * O Israel , thou shalt not be forgotten of me , I have wiped out , As with a thick cloud , thy transgressions , And as with a broad cloud , thy sins , Return unto me , for I have redeemed thee . * Shout in triumph ye heavens for Yahweh , hath effectually wrought . Shout , O ye underparts of the earth , Ring out , Ye mountains , into cries of triumph , Thou forest , and every tree therein , For , Yahweh , hath redeemed , Jacob , And in Israel , will he get himself glory . * Thus , saith Yahweh Who hath redeemed thee , Who hath fashioned thee from birth , IYahweh , am the maker of all things , Stretching out the heavens , alone , Spreading forth the earth , of myself ; * Frustrating the signs of praters , And , diviners , he confoundeth , Turning wise men backwards , And their knowledge , he maketh folly ; * Establishing the word of his Servant , And the counsel of his Messengers , he maketh good , Who saith of Jerusalem She shall be inhabited ! And of the cities of Judah They shall be built ! And the ruins thereof , will I set up ! * Who saith to the deep Be dry and Thy rivers , will I drain ! * Who saith of Cyrus My Shepherd ! and All my pleasure , shall he make good Even saying of Jerusalem She shall be built ! And of the temple Be her foundation laid ! * Thus , saith Yahweh , to his Anointed , to Cyrus Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him , nations , And the loins of kings , will I ungird , To open , before him , the two-leaved doors , And , the gates , shall not be shut :

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