Isaiah 44 : 1 (HCSB)
"And now listen, Jacob My servant, Israel whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 44 : 2 (HCSB)
This is the word of the LORD your Maker who shaped you from birth; He will help you: Do not fear; Jacob is My servant; I have chosen Jeshurun.
Isaiah 44 : 3 (HCSB)
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants and My blessing on your offspring.
Isaiah 44 : 4 (HCSB)
They will sprout among the grass like poplars by the streambeds.
Isaiah 44 : 5 (HCSB)
This one will say: I am the LORD's; another will call *himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand: The LORD's, and name himself by the name of Israel."
Isaiah 44 : 6 (HCSB)
This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but Me.
Isaiah 44 : 7 (HCSB)
Who, like Me, can announce *the future ? Let him say so and make a case before Me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place.
Isaiah 44 : 8 (HCSB)
Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no *other Rock; I do not know any.
Isaiah 44 : 9 (HCSB)
All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure does not profit. Their witnesses do not see or know *anything , so they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 44 : 10 (HCSB)
Who makes a god or casts a metal image for no profit?
Isaiah 44 : 11 (HCSB)
Look, all its worshipers will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are humans. They all will assemble and stand; they all will be startled and put to shame.
Isaiah 44 : 12 (HCSB)
The ironworker labors over the coals, shapes the idol with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Also he grows hungry and his strength fails; he doesn't drink water and is faint.
Isaiah 44 : 13 (HCSB)
The woodworker stretches out a measuring line, he outlines it with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He makes it according to a human likeness, like a beautiful person, to dwell in a temple.
Isaiah 44 : 14 (HCSB)
He cuts down cedars for his use, or he takes a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
Isaiah 44 : 15 (HCSB)
It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it and warms himself; also he kindles a fire and bakes bread; he even makes it into a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and bows down to it.
Isaiah 44 : 16 (HCSB)
He burns half of it in a fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, "Ah! I am warm, I see the blaze."
Isaiah 44 : 17 (HCSB)
He makes a god or his idol with the rest of it. He bows down to it and worships; He prays to it, "Save me, for you are my god."
Isaiah 44 : 18 (HCSB)
Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
Isaiah 44 : 19 (HCSB)
No one reflects, no one has the perception or insight to say, "I burned half of it in the fire, I also baked bread on its coals, I roasted meat and ate. I will make something detestable with the rest of it, and I will bow down to a block of wood."
Isaiah 44 : 20 (HCSB)
He feeds on ashes. *His deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself, or say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?"
Isaiah 44 : 21 (HCSB)
Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are My servant; I formed you, you are My servant; Israel, you will never be forgotten by Me.
Isaiah 44 : 22 (HCSB)
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 44 : 23 (HCSB)
Rejoice, heavens, for the LORD has acted; shout, depths of the earth. Break out into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorifies Himself through Israel.
Isaiah 44 : 24 (HCSB)
This is what the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says: I am the LORD, who made everything; who stretched out the heavens by Myself; who alone spread out the earth;
Isaiah 44 : 25 (HCSB)
who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;
Isaiah 44 : 26 (HCSB)
who confirms the message 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 rebuilt, and I will restore her ruins;
Isaiah 44 : 27 (HCSB)
who says to the depths of the sea: Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers;
Isaiah 44 : 28 (HCSB)
who says to Cyrus: My shepherd, he will fulfill all My pleasure and say to Jerusalem: She will be rebuilt, and of the temple: Its foundation will be laid.
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