Presents pamphlet #6444
The Book of
Isaiah
Chapter 44
Isaiah 44:1 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;
25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and
maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge
foolish;
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.
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