Isaiah:44

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* Yet now hear , O Jacob my servant ; and Israel Yisra #el #, whom I have chosen : * Thus saith the LORD that made thee , and formed thee from the womb , which will help thee ; Fear not , O Jacob Ya #aqob #, my servant ; and thou , Jesurun , whom I have chosen . * For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty , and floods upon the dry ground : I will pour my spirit upon thy seed , and my blessing upon thine offspring : * And they shall spring up as among the grass , as willows by the water courses . * One shall say , I am the LORDS ; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob Ya #aqob #; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD , and surname himself by the name of Israel Yisra #el #. * Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel Yisra #el #, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts ; I am the first ri #shown #, and I am the last ; and beside me there is no God . * And who , as I , shall call , and shall declare it , and set it in order for me , since I appointed the ancient people ? and the things that are coming , and shall come , let them shew unto them . * Fear ye not , neither be afraid (8676 ): have not I told thee from that time , and have declared it ? ye are even my witnesses . Is there a God beside me ? yea , here is no God ; I know not any . * They that make a graven image are all of them vanity ; and their delectable things shall not profit ; and they are their own witnesses ; they see not , nor know ; that they may be ashamed . * Who hath formed a god , or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ? * Behold , all his fellows shall be ashamed : and the workmen , they are of men : let them all be gathered together , let them stand up ; yet they shall fear , and they shall be ashamed together . * The smith barzel # with the tongs both worketh in the coals , and fashioneth it with hammers , and worketh it with the strength of his arms : yea , he is hungry ra #eb #, and his strength faileth : he drinketh no water , and is faint . * The carpenter charash # stretcheth out his rule ; he marketh it out with a line ; he fitteth it with planes maqtsu #ah #, and he marketh it out with the compass , and maketh it after the figure of a man , according to the beauty of a man ; that it may remain in the house . * He heweth him down cedars , and taketh the cypress and the oak , which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest ya #ar #: he planteth an ash , and the rain doth nourish it . * Then shall it be for a man to burn : for he will take thereof , and warm himself ; yea , he kindleth it , and baketh bread ; yea , he maketh a god , and worshippeth it ; he maketh it a graven image , and falleth down thereto . * He burneth part thereof in the fire ; with part thereof he eateth flesh ; he roasteth roast , and is satisfied : yea , he warmeth himself , and saith , Aha , I am warm , I have seen the fire : * And the residue thereof he maketh a god , even his graven image : he falleth down unto it , and worshippeth it , and prayeth unto it , and saith , Deliver me ; for thou art my god . * They have not known nor understood : for he hath shut their eyes , that they cannot see ; and their hearts , that they cannot understand . * And none considereth in his heart , neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say , I have burned part of it in the fire ; yea , also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof ; I have roasted flesh , and eaten it : and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination tow #ebah #? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree ? * He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside , that he cannot deliver his soul , nor say , Is there not a lie in my right hand ? * Remember these , O Jacob and Israel Yisra #el #; for thou art my servant : I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Israel Yisra #el #, thou shalt not be forgotten of me . * I have blotted out , as a thick cloud , thy transgressions , and , as a cloud , thy sins chatta #ah #: return unto me ; for I have redeemed thee . * Sing , O ye heavens ; for the LORD hath done it : shout , ye lower parts of the earth : break forth into singing , ye mountains , O forest ya #ar #, and every tree therein : for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob Ya #aqob #, and glorified himself in Israel Yisra #el #. * Thus saith the LORD , thy redeemer , and he that formed thee from the womb , I am the LORD that maketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself ; * That frustrateth the tokens of the liars , and maketh diviners mad ; that turneth wise men backward , and maketh their knowledge foolish ; * That confirmeth the word of his servant , and performeth the counsel of his messengers mal #ak #; that saith to Jerusalem , Thou shalt be inhabited ; and to the cities of Judah , Ye shall be built , and I will raise up the decayed places thereof : * That saith to the deep , Be dry , and I will dry up thy rivers : * That saith of Cyrus , He is my shepherd , and shall perform all my pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem , Thou shalt be built ; and to the temple , Thy foundation shall be laid .

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