| Isa. 44:1 |
But now hear, O Jacob, My servant, / And Israel, whom I have chosen. |
| Isa. 44:2 |
Thus says Jehovah your Maker / And the One who formed you from the womb, who will help you, / Do not fear, O Jacob, My servant, / And Jeshurun whom I have chosen, |
| Isa. 44:3 |
For I will pour water upon the thirsty land, / And streams upon the dry ground; / I will pour out My Spirit upon your seed, / And My blessing upon your offspring. |
| Isa. 44:4 |
They will spring up among the grass, / Like poplars beside the flowing streams of water. |
| Isa. 44:5 |
One will say, I am Jehovah's; / Another will call [himself ] by the name of Jacob; / Another will write [with] his hand, [I am] Jehovah's; / He will name [himself ] with the name Israel. |
| Isa. 44:6 |
Thus says Jehovah the King of Israel, / And his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts, / I am the First and I am the Last, / And apart from Me there is no God. |
| Isa. 44:7 |
And who can proclaim as I [can ?] / Then let him declare it and recount it in order for Me, / Since I set forth the people of ancient times. / Let them declare to them both the coming things / And the things which will take place. |
| Isa. 44:8 |
Do not tremble and do not be afraid. / Have I not related to you from that time and declared [it ?] / And you are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? / Or is there any [other] Rock? I do not know of [any.] |
| Isa. 44:9 |
All those who make idols are a waste. / And the things they delight in will not profit [them.] / And those who are witnesses for them do not see, / And they do not know, that they may be put to shame. |
| Isa. 44:10 |
Who has formed a god or cast an idol / That is of no profit? |
| Isa. 44:11 |
Indeed, all those joined to him will be put to shame, / For the craftsmen are only men. / Let all of them be gathered together, let them stand up; / Let them be afraid and be put to shame together. |
| Isa. 44:12 |
The ironsmith sharpens a cutting tool, / And works over the coals, / And forms the idol with hammers, / And he works it with the strength of his arm. / Yet he becomes hungry and has no strength; / If he does not drink water, he faints. |
| Isa. 44:13 |
The carpenter stretches out a line; / He marks it out with a marking tool; / He works it with planes, / And marks it with a compass. / He makes it according to the likeness of a man, / Like the beautiful appearance of man, to dwell in a house. |
| Isa. 44:14 |
[Someone prepares] to cut down cedars for himself, / Or he takes a cypress or an oak; / He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest; / He plants an ash, and the rain nourishes it. |
| Isa. 44:15 |
It is also [something] for a man to burn; / He takes [one] of them and warms himself; / He even kindles a fire and bakes bread. / [With the same] he also makes a god and worships [it;] / He makes it into a graven image and bows down before it. |
| Isa. 44:16 |
Half of it he burns in a fire; / Over this half he eats flesh, / [And] he roasts a roast and is satisfied. / He also warms himself and says, Ha! / I am warm, I have seen fire. |
| Isa. 44:17 |
The rest of it he makes into a god, into his idol; / He bows down to it and worships [it] / And prays to it and says, / Deliver me, for you are my god. |
| Isa. 44:18 |
They do not know, and they do not understand, / For He has covered their eyes so that they cannot see, / And their minds so that they cannot understand. |
| Isa. 44:19 |
And no one considers in his heart, / And there is no knowledge or understanding to say, / I have burned half of it in the fire, / And I have even baked bread over its coals; / I have roasted flesh and eaten [it.] / Then shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? / Shall I fall down before a block of wood? |
| Isa. 44:20 |
He feeds on ashes; / A deceived heart has led him astray; / And he cannot deliver his soul; / Nor does he say, Is this not a lie in my right hand? |
| Isa. 44:21 |
Remember these things, O Jacob, / And Israel, for you are My servant. / I have formed you; you are My servant; / O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me. |
| Isa. 44:22 |
I have wiped away, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, / And like a cloud, your sins. / Return unto Me, for I have redeemed you. |
| Isa. 44:23 |
Sing for joy, O heavens, for Jehovah has accomplished [it.] / Shout, O lower parts of the earth; / Break forth with singing, O mountains, / The forest and every tree in it; / For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob / And is glorified in Israel. |
| Isa. 44:24 |
Thus says Jehovah who redeemed you / And formed you from the womb, / I am Jehovah who makes all things, / Who alone stretches out the heavens, / Who spread out the earth (Who was with Me?); |
| Isa. 44:25 |
Who frustrates the signs of liars, / And makes fools of the diviners; / Who turns back the wise men, / And makes their knowledge foolish; |
| Isa. 44:26 |
Who confirms the word of His servant, / And fulfills the counsel of His messengers; / Who says to Jerusalem, She will be inhabited, / And to the cities of Judah, They will be built, / And I will raise up their ruins; |
| Isa. 44:27 |
Who says to the depths, Be dried up, / And I will dry up your rivers; |
| Isa. 44:28 |
Who says to Cyrus, [He is] My shepherd, / And he will fulfill all My desire, / Even by saying of Jerusalem, She will be built, / And of the temple, [Her foundations] will be laid. |