Isaiah 44:1 Yet now hear,8085 O Jacob3290 my servant,5650 and Israel,3478 who I have chosen:977 cr 2 Thus saith559 Jehovah3068 that made6213 thee, and formed3335 thee from the womb,990 who will help5826 thee: Fear3372 not, O Jacob3290 my servant;5650 and thou, Jeshurun,3484 whom I have chosen.977 cr 3 For I will pour3332 water4325 upon him{Or, the thirsty land} that is thirsty,6771 and streams5140 upon the dry ground;3004 I will pour3332 my Spirit7307 upon thy seed,2233 and my blessing1293 upon thine offspring:6631 cr 4 and they shall spring up6779 among996 the grass,2682 as willows6155 by the4325 watercourses.2988 cr 5 One shall say,559 I am Jehovah's;3068 and another shall call7121{Or, proclaim the name} himself by the name8034 of Jacob;3290 and another shall subscribe3789{Or, write on his hand, Unto Jehovah} with his hand3027 unto Jehovah,3068 and surname3655{Or, give for a title the name of Israel} himself by the name8034 of Israel.3478 cr

Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 the King4428 of Israel,3478 and his Redeemer,1350 Jehovah3068 of hosts:6635 I am the first,7223 and I am the last;314 and besides1107 me there is no God.430 cr 7 And{Or, And who, as I, can proclaim? let him declare it etc.} who, as I, shall call,7121 and shall declare5046{Or, declare unto them} it, and set it in order6186 for me, since I established7760 the ancient5769 people?5971 and the things that are coming,857 and that shall come935 to pass, let them declare.5046 cr 8 Fear6342 ye not, neither be afraid:7297 have I not declared5046 unto thee of old,227 and showed8085 it? and ye are my witnesses.5707 Is there3426 a God433 besides1107 me? yea, there is no Rock;6697 I know not any.3045 cr

Isaiah 44:9 They that fashion3335 a graven image6459 are all of them vanity;8414{Or, confusion} and the things2530 that they delight in shall not profit;3276 and their own witnesses5707 see7200 not, nor know:3045 that they may be put to shame.954 cr 10 Who hath fashioned3335 a god,410 or molten5258 an image6459 that is profitable3276 for nothing?1115 cr 11 Behold, all{Or, all that join themselves thereto} his fellows2270 shall be put to shame;954 and the workmen,2796 they are of men:120 let them all be gathered together,6908 let them stand up;5975 they shall fear,6342 they shall be put to shame954 together.3162 cr

Isaiah 44:12 The smith1270 maketh{Or, sharpeneth a tool} an axe,4621 and worketh6466 in the coals,6352 and fashioneth3335 it with hammers,4717 and worketh6466 it with his strong3581 arm:2220 yea, he is hungry,7457 and his strength3581 faileth;369 he drinketh8354 no water,4325 and is faint.3286 cr 13 The carpenter2796 stretcheth out5186 a line;8279 he marketh it out8388 with a{Or, red ochre} pencil;8279 he shapeth6213 it with planes,4741 and he marketh it out8388 with the compasses,4230 and shapeth6213 it after the figure8403 of a man,376 according to the beauty8597 of a man,120 to dwell3427 in a house.1004 cr 14 He heweth him down3772 cedars,730 and taketh3947 the holm-tree8645 and the oak,437 and strengtheneth553 for himself one among the trees6086 of the forest:3293 he planteth5193 a{Or, an ash} fir-tree,766 and the rain1653 doth nourish it.1431 cr 15 Then shall it be for a man120 to burn;1197 and he taketh3947 thereof, and warmeth2552 himself; yea, he kindleth5400 it, and baketh644 bread:3899 yea, he maketh6466 a god,410 and worshippeth7812 it; he maketh6213 it a graven image,6459 and falleth down thereto.5456 cr 16 He burneth8313 part2677{Or, the half} thereof in1119 the fire;784 with part2677{Or, the half} thereof he eateth398 flesh;1320 he roasteth6740 roast,6748 and is satisfied;7646 yea, he warmeth2552 himself, and saith,559 Aha,1889 I am warm,2552 I have seen7200 the fire.217 cr 17 And the residue7611 thereof he maketh6213 a god,410 even his graven image;6459 he falleth down5456 unto it and worshippeth,7812 and prayeth6419 unto it, and saith,559 Deliver5337 me; for thou art my god.410 cr

Isaiah 44:18 They know3045 not, neither do they consider:995 for he hath shut2902{Hebrew daubed.} their eyes,5869 that they cannot see;7200 and their hearts,3826 that they cannot understand.7919 cr 19 And none calleth7725 to mind,3820 neither is there knowledge1847 nor understanding8394 to say,559 I have burned8313 part2677 of it in1119 the fire;784 yea, also I have baked644 bread3899 upon the coals1513 thereof; I have roasted6740 flesh1320 and eaten398 it: and shall I make6213 the residue3499 thereof an abomination?8441 shall I fall down5456 to the stock944 of a tree?6086 cr 20 He feedeth7462 on ashes;665 a deceived2048 heart3820 hath turned him aside;5186 and he cannot deliver5337 his soul,5315 nor say,559 Is there not a lie8267 in my right hand?3225 cr

Isaiah 44:21 Remember2142 these things, O Jacob,3290 and Israel;3478 for thou art my servant:5650 I have formed3335 thee; thou art my servant:5650 O Israel,3478 thou shalt not be forgotten of me.5382 cr 22 I have blotted out,4229 as a thick cloud,5645 thy transgressions,6588 and, as a cloud,6051 thy sins:2403 return7725 unto me; for I have redeemed thee.1350 cr 23 Sing,7442 O ye heavens,8064 for Jehovah3068 hath done6213 it; shout,7321 ye lower parts8482 of the earth;776 break forth6476 into singing,7440 ye mountains,2022 O forest,3293 and every tree6086 therein: for Jehovah3068 hath redeemed1350 Jacob,3290 and will glorify6286 himself in Israel.3478 cr

Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 thy Redeemer,1350 and he that formed3335 thee from the womb:990 I am Jehovah,3068 that maketh6213 all things; that stretcheth forth5186 the heavens8064 alone; that spreadeth abroad7554 the earth (who{Another reading is, by myself} is with me?);776 cr 25 that frustrateth6565 the signs226 of the liars,907{Or, boasters} and maketh diviners7080 mad;1984 that turneth7725 wise2450 men backward,268 and maketh their knowledge1847 foolish;5528 cr 26 that confirmeth6965 the word1697 of his servant,5650 and performeth7999 the counsel6098 of his messengers;4397 that saith559 of Jerusalem,3389 She shall be inhabited;3427 and of the cities5892 of Judah,3063 They shall be built,1129 and I will raise up6965 the waste places thereof;2723 cr 27 that saith559 to the deep,6683 Be dry,2717 and I will dry up3001 thy rivers;5104 cr 28 That saith559 of Cyrus,3566{Hebrew Coresh.} He is my shepherd,7462 and shall perform7999 all my pleasure,2656 even saying559 of Jerusalem,3389 She shall be built;1129 and{Or, and the foundation of the temple shall be laid} of the temple,1964 Thy foundation shall be laid.3245 cr