23_ISA_44_01 yet now hear , O Jacob my servant ; And Israel , whom I have chosen :
23_ISA_44_02 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 .
23_ISA_44_03 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 :
23_ISA_44_04 And they shall spring up [ as ] among the grass , as willows by the water courses .
23_ISA_44_05 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 .
23_ISA_44_06 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 .
23_ISA_44_07 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 show unto them .
23_ISA_44_08 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 ] .
23_ISA_44_09 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 .
23_ISA_44_10 who hath formed A God , or molten A graven image [ that ] Is profitable for nothing ?
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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 ] .
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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 :
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_18 they have not known nor understood : for he hath shut their eyes , that they cannot see ; [ And ] their hearts , that they cannot understand .
23_ISA_44_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 ?
23_ISA_44_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 ?
23_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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_ISA_44_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 .
23_ISA_44_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 ;
23_ISA_44_25 that frustrateth the tokens of the liars , And maketh diviners mad ; that turneth wise [ men ] backward , And maketh their knowledge foolish ;
23_ISA_44_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 :
23_ISA_44_27 that saith to the deep , be dry , And I will dry up thy rivers :
23_ISA_44_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 .