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| [1]Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen. |
[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: he will help thee. Fear not, O Jacob, my servant, and thou righteous, whom I have chosen. |
[2]Thus saith the Lord, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb: he will help thee. Fear not, O Jacob, my servant, and thou righteous, whom I have chosen. |
| [3]For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy buds. |
[3]For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy buds. |
| [4]And they shall grow as among the grass, and as the willows by the rivers of waters. |
[4]And they shall grow as among the grass, and as the willows by the rivers of waters. |
| [5]One shall say, I am the Lord's: another shall be called by the name of Jacob: and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and name himself by the name of Israel. |
[5]One shall say, I am the Lord's: another shall be called by the name of Jacob: and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and name 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 without me is there no God. |
[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 without me is there no God. |
| [7]And who is like me that shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order before me, since I appointed the ancient people? And what is at hand, and what things are to come? Let them show unto them. |
[7]And who is like me that shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order before me, since I appointed the ancient people? And what is at hand, and what things are to come? Let them show unto them. |
| [8]Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee of old, and have declared it? You are even my witnesses, whether there be a God beside me, and that there is no God that I know not. |
[8]Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee of old, and have declared it? You are even my witnesses, whether there be a God beside me, and that there is no God that I know not. |
| [9]All they that make an image are vanity, and their delectable things shall nothing profit: and they are their own witnesses, that they see not nor know: therefore they shall be confounded. |
[9]All they that make an image are vanity, and their delectable things shall nothing profit: and they are their own witnesses, that they see not nor know: therefore they shall be confounded. |
| [10]Who hath made a god, or molten an image, that is profitable for nothing? |
[10]Who hath made a god, or molten an image, that is profitable for nothing? |
| [11]Behold, all that are of the fellowship thereof, shall be confounded: for the workmen themselves are men: let them all be gathered together, and stand up, yet they shall fear, and be confounded together. |
[11]Behold, all that are of the fellowship thereof, shall be confounded: for the workmen themselves are men: let them all be gathered together, and stand up, yet they shall fear, and be confounded together. |
| [12]The smith taketh an instrument, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is an hungered, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. |
[12]The smith taketh an instrument, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is an hungered, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. |
| [13]The carpenter stretcheth out a line: he fashioneth it with a red thread, he planeth it, and he portrayeth it with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, and according to the beauty of a man that it may remain in an house. |
[13]The carpenter stretcheth out a line: he fashioneth it with a red thread, he planeth it, and he portrayeth it with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, and according to the beauty of a man that it may remain in an house. |
| [14]He will hew him down cedars, and take the pine tree and the oak, and taketh courage among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir tree, and the rain doth nourish it. |
[14]He will hew him down cedars, and take the pine tree and the oak, and taketh courage among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir tree, and the rain doth nourish it. |
| [15]And man burneth thereof: for he will take thereof and warm himself: he also kindleth it and baketh bread, yet he maketh a god, and worshippeth it: he maketh it an idol and boweth unto it. |
[15]And man burneth thereof: for he will take thereof and warm himself: he also kindleth it and baketh bread, yet he maketh a god, and worshippeth it: he maketh it an idol and boweth unto it. |
| [16]He burneth the half thereof even in the fire, and upon the half thereof he eateth flesh: he roasteth the roast and is satisfied: also he warmeth himself and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have been at the fire. |
[16]He burneth the half thereof even in the fire, and upon the half thereof he eateth flesh: he roasteth the roast and is satisfied: also he warmeth himself and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have been at the fire. |
| [17]And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his idol: he boweth unto it, and worshippeth and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me: for thou art my god. |
[17]And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his idol: he boweth unto it, and worshippeth and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me: for thou art my god. |
| [18]They have not known, nor understand: for God hath shut their eyes that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot understand. |
[18]They have not known, nor understand: for God 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 half of it, even in the fire, and have baked bread also upon the coals thereof: I have roasted flesh, and eaten it, and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? Shall I bow to the stock of a tree? |
[19]And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned half of it, even in the fire, and have baked bread also upon the coals thereof: I have roasted flesh, and eaten it, and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? Shall I bow to the stock of a tree? |
| [20]He feedeth of ashes: a seduced heart hath deceived him, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? |
[20]He feedeth of ashes: a seduced heart hath deceived him, 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 forget me not. |
[21]Remember these (O Jacob and Israel) for thou art my servant: I have formed thee: thou art my servant: O Israel forget me not. |
| [22]I have put away thy transgressions like a cloud, and thy sins, as a mist: turn unto me, for I have redeemed thee. |
[22]I have put away thy transgressions like a cloud, and thy sins, as a mist: turn unto me, for I have redeemed thee. |
| [23]Rejoice, ye heavens: for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: burst forth into praises, ye mountains, O forest and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob and will be glorified in Israel. |
[23]Rejoice, ye heavens: for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: burst forth into praises, ye mountains, O forest and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob and will be glorified in Israel. |
| [24]Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord, that made all things, that spread out the heavens alone, and stretched out the earth by myself. |
[24]Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord, that made all things, that spread out the heavens alone, and stretched out the earth by myself. |
| [25]I destroy the tokens of the soothsayers, and make them that conjecture, fools, and turn the wise men backward, and make their knowledge foolishness. |
[25]I destroy the tokens of the soothsayers, and make them that conjecture, fools, and turn the wise men backward, and make their knowledge foolishness. |
| [26]He confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers, saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will repair the decayed places thereof. |
[26]He confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers, saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will repair the decayed places thereof. |
| [27]He saith to the deep, Be dry and I will dry up thy floods. |
[27]He saith to the deep, Be dry and I will dry up thy floods. |
| [28]He saith to Cyrus, Thou art my shepherd: and he shall perform all my desire: saying also to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built: and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be surely laid. |
[28]He saith to Cyrus, Thou art my shepherd: and he shall perform all my desire: saying also to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built: and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be surely laid. |