The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 44

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¹ Yet now hear O Jacob my servant and Israel whom I have chosen ⚑

² Thus saith the LORD that made thee and formed thee from the womb which will help thee Fear not O Jacob my servant and thou Jesurun whom I have chosen ⚑

³ 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 ⚑

⁴ And they shall spring up as among the grass as willows by the water courses ⚑

⁵ One shall say I am the LORD’s and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD and surname himself by the name of Israel ⚑

⁶ Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and his redeemer the LORD of hosts I am the first and I am the last and beside me there is no God ⚑

⁷ 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 ⚑

⁸ Fear ye not neither be afraid have not I told thee from that time and have declared it ye are even my witnesses Is there a God beside me yea there is no God I know not any ⚑

⁹ 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 ⚑

¹⁰ Who hath formed a god or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ⚑

¹¹ 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 ⚑

¹² The smith 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 and his strength faileth he drinketh no water and is faint ⚑

¹³ The carpenter stretcheth out his rule he marketh it out with a line he fitteth it with planes 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 ⚑

¹⁴ He heweth him down cedars and taketh the cypress and the oak which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest he planteth an ash and the rain doth nourish it ⚑

¹⁵ 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 ⚑

¹⁶ 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 ⚑

¹⁷ 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 ⚑

¹⁸ They have not known nor understood for he hath shut their eyes that they cannot see and their hearts that they cannot understand ⚑

¹⁹ 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 shall I fall down to the stock of a tree ⚑

²⁰ 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 ⚑

²¹ Remember these O Jacob and Israel for thou art my servant I have formed thee thou art my servant O Israel thou shalt not be forgotten of me ⚑

²² I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins return unto me for I have redeemed thee ⚑

²³ 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 and every tree therein for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel ⚑

²⁴ 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 ⚑

²⁶ That confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers 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 ⚑

²⁷ That saith to the deep Be dry and I will dry up thy rivers ⚑

²⁸ 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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain