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Isaiah 44

WEB·Isaiah 44
1Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
KJVYet now hearH8085(H8798), O JacobH3290 my servantH5650; and IsraelH3478, whom I have chosenH977(H8804):
2 This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
KJVThus saithH559(H8804) the LORDH3068 that madeH6213(H8802) thee, and formedH3335(H8802) thee from the wombH990, which will helpH5826(H8799) thee; FearH3372(H8799) not, O JacobH3290, my servantH5650; and thou, JesurunH3484, whom I have chosenH977(H8804).
3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring;
KJVFor I will pourH3332(H8799) waterH4325 upon him that is thirstyH6771, and floodsH5140(H8802) upon the dry groundH3004: I will pourH3332(H8799) my spiritH7307 upon thy seedH2233, and my blessingH1293 upon thine offspringH6631:
4 and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
KJVAnd they shall spring upH6779(H8804) as amongH996 the grassH2682, as willowsH6155 by the waterH4325 coursesH2988.
5 One will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s.’ Another will be called by the name of Jacob; and another will write with his hand ‘to Yahweh,’ and honor the name of Israel.”
KJVOne shall sayH559(H8799), I am the LORD'SH3068; and another shall callH7121(H8799) himself by the nameH8034 of JacobH3290; and another shall subscribeH3789(H8799) with his handH3027 unto the LORDH3068, and surnameH3655(H8762) himself by the nameH8034 of IsraelH3478.
6 This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
KJVThus saithH559(H8804) the LORDH3068 the KingH4428 of IsraelH3478, and his redeemerH1350(H8802) the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635; I am the firstH7223, and I am the lastH314; and besideH1107 me there is no GodH430.
7 Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.
KJVAnd who, as I, shall callH7121(H8799), and shall declareH5046(H8686) it, and set it in orderH6186(H8799) for me, since I appointedH7760(H8800) the ancientH5769 peopleH5971? and the things that are comingH857(H8802), and shall comeH935(H8799), let them shewH5046(H8686) unto them.
8 Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”
KJVFearH6342(H8799) ye not, neither be afraidH7297(H8799)(H8676)H7297(H8804): have not I toldH8085(H8689) thee from that timeH227, and have declaredH5046(H8689) it? ye are even my witnessesH5707. Is thereH3426 a GodH433 besideH1107 me? yea, there is no GodH6697; I knowH3045(H8804) not any.
9 Everyone who makes a carved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don’t see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.
KJVThey that makeH3335(H8802) a graven imageH6459 are all of them vanityH8414; and their delectable thingsH2530(H8803) shall not profitH3276(H8686); and they are their own witnessesH5707; they seeH7200(H8799) not, nor knowH3045(H8799); that they may be ashamedH954(H8799).
10 Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?
KJVWho hath formedH3335(H8804) a godH410, or moltenH5258(H8804) a graven imageH6459 that is profitableH3276(H8687) for nothingH1115?
11 Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed; and the workmen are mere men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They will fear. They will be put to shame together.
KJVBehold, all his fellowsH2270 shall be ashamedH954(H8799): and the workmenH2796, they are of menH120: let them all be gathered togetherH6908(H8691), let them stand upH5975(H8799); yet they shall fearH6342(H8799), and they shall be ashamedH954(H8799) togetherH3162.
12 The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
KJVThe smithH1270H2796 with the tongsH4621 both workethH6466(H8804) in the coalsH6352, and fashionethH3335(H8799) it with hammersH4717, and workethH6466(H8799) it with the strengthH3581 of his armsH2220: yea, he is hungryH7457, and his strengthH3581 failethH369: he drinkethH8354(H8804) no waterH4325, and is faintH3286(H8799).
13 The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.
KJVThe carpenterH2796H6086 stretcheth outH5186(H8804) his ruleH6957; he marketh it outH8388(H8762) with a lineH8279; he fittethH6213(H8799) it with planesH4741, and he marketh it outH8388(H8762) with the compassH4230, and makethH6213(H8799) it after the figureH8403 of a manH376, according to the beautyH8597 of a manH120; that it may remainH3427(H8800) in the houseH1004.
14 He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a cypress tree, and the rain nourishes it.
KJVHe heweth him downH3772(H8800) cedarsH730, and takethH3947(H8799) the cypressH8645 and the oakH437, which he strengthenethH553(H8762) for himself among the treesH6086 of the forestH3293: he plantethH5193(H8804) an ashH766, and the rainH1653 doth nourishH1431(H8762) it.
15 Then it will be for a man to burn; and he takes some of it and warms himself. Yes, he burns it and bakes bread. Yes, he makes a god and worships it; he makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
KJVThen shall it be for a manH120 to burnH1197(H8763): for he will takeH3947(H8799) thereof, and warmH2552(H8799) himself; yea, he kindlethH5400(H8686) it, and bakethH644(H8804) breadH3899; yea, he makethH6466(H8799) a godH410, and worshippethH7812(H8691) it; he makethH6213(H8804) it a graven imageH6459, and falleth downH5456(H8799) thereto.
16 He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire.”
KJVHe burnethH8313(H8804) partH2677 thereof inH1119 the fireH784; with partH2677 thereof he eatethH398(H8799) fleshH1320; he roastethH6740(H8799) roastH6748, and is satisfiedH7646(H8799): yea, he warmethH2552(H8799) himself, and saithH559(H8799), AhaH1889, I am warmH2552(H8804), I have seenH7200(H8804) the fireH217:
17 The rest of it he makes into a god, even his engraved image. He bows down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
KJVAnd the residueH7611 thereof he makethH6213(H8804) a godH410, even his graven imageH6459: he falleth downH5456(H8799) unto it, and worshippethH7812(H8691) it, and prayethH6419(H8691) unto it, and saithH559(H8799), DeliverH5337(H8685) me; for thou art my godH410.
18 They don’t know, neither do they consider, for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see, and their hearts, that they can’t understand.
KJVThey have not knownH3045(H8804) nor understoodH995(H8799): for he hath shutH2902(H8804) their eyesH5869, that they cannot seeH7200(H8800); and their heartsH3826, that they cannot understandH7919(H8687).
19 No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?”
KJVAnd none considerethH7725(H8686) in his heartH3820, neither is there knowledgeH1847 nor understandingH8394 to sayH559(H8800), I have burnedH8313(H8804) partH2677 of it inH1119 the fireH784; yea, also I have bakedH644(H8804) breadH3899 upon the coalsH1513 thereof; I have roastedH6740(H8799) fleshH1320, and eatenH398(H8799) it: and shall I makeH6213(H8799) the residueH3499 thereof an abominationH8441? shall I fall downH5456(H8799) to the stockH944 of a treeH6086?
20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
KJVHe feedethH7462(H8802) on ashesH665: a deceivedH2048(H8795) heartH3820 hath turned him asideH5186(H8689), that he cannot deliverH5337(H8686) his soulH5315, nor sayH559(H8799), Is there not a lieH8267 in my right handH3225?
21 Remember these things, Jacob and Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
KJVRememberH2142(H8798) these, O JacobH3290 and IsraelH3478; for thou art my servantH5650: I have formedH3335(H8804) thee; thou art my servantH5650: O IsraelH3478, thou shalt not be forgottenH5382(H8735) of me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
KJVI have blotted outH4229(H8804), as a thick cloudH5645, thy transgressionsH6588, and, as a cloudH6051, thy sinsH2403: returnH7725(H8798) unto me; for I have redeemedH1350(H8804) thee.
23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
KJVSingH7442(H8798), O ye heavensH8064; for the LORDH3068 hath doneH6213(H8804) it: shoutH7321(H8685), ye lower partsH8482 of the earthH776: break forthH6476(H8798) into singingH7440, ye mountainsH2022, O forestH3293, and every treeH6086 therein: for the LORDH3068 hath redeemedH1350(H8804) JacobH3290, and glorifiedH6286(H8691) himself in IsraelH3478.
24 Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
KJVThus saithH559(H8804) the LORDH3068, thy redeemerH1350(H8802), and he that formedH3335(H8802) thee from the wombH990, I am the LORDH3068 that makethH6213(H8802) all things; that stretcheth forthH5186(H8802) the heavensH8064 alone; that spreadeth abroadH7554(H8802) the earthH776 by myself;
25 who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
KJVThat frustratethH6565(H8688) the tokensH226 of the liarsH907, and maketh divinersH7080(H8802) madH1984(H8779); that turnethH7725(H8688) wiseH2450 men backwardH268, and maketh their knowledgeH1847 foolishH5528(H8762);
26 who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built,’ and ‘I will raise up its waste places;’
KJVThat confirmethH6965(H8688) the wordH1697 of his servantH5650, and performethH7999(H8686) the counselH6098 of his messengersH4397; that saithH559(H8802) to JerusalemH3389, Thou shalt be inhabitedH3427(H8714); and to the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, Ye shall be builtH1129(H8735), and I will raise upH6965(H8787) the decayed placesH2723 thereof:
27 who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers,’
KJVThat saithH559(H8802) to the deepH6683, Be dryH2717(H8798), and I will dry upH3001(H8686) thy riversH5104:
28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”
KJVThat saithH559(H8802) of CyrusH3566, He is my shepherdH7462(H8802), and shall performH7999(H8686) all my pleasureH2656: even sayingH559(H8800) to JerusalemH3389, Thou shalt be builtH1129(H8735); and to the templeH1964, Thy foundation shall be laidH3245(H8735).