Yet now hear, O
Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
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.
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:
04 And they shall spring up as among the grass,
as willows by the water courses.
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.
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.
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 shew unto them.
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.
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.
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.
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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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