Isaiah:44
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Now ,
thenhear ,
O Jacob ,
my Servant ,
and Israel whom I have chosen :
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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 ;
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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 ;
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So will they spring up among the grass ,
As willows by the water-courses :
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 !
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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 .
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Who hath fashioned a GOD ,
Oran image ,
hath molten ?
It cannot profit !
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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 !
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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 !
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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 !
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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 ;
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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 :
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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 ;
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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 !
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They have not taken note ,
neither can they perceive ,
He hath besmearedpast seeingtheir eyes ,
Past understanding ,
their hearts ;
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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 ?
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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 ?
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Remember these things ,
O Jacob ,
And ,
Israel ,
for ,
my Servant ,
thou art ,
I have fashioned thee ,
a Servant of mine ,
thou art .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ;
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Frustrating the signs of praters ,
And ,
diviners ,
he confoundeth ,
Turning wise men backwards ,
And their knowledge ,
he maketh folly ;
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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 !
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Who saith to the deep Be dry and Thy rivers ,
will I drain !
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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 !