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  44:1 ¶
But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen. |
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44:1 ¶
Yet now°
hear,°°
O Jacob°
my servant;°
and Israel,°
whom I have chosen:°° |
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44:2
Thus saith the Lord God that made thee, and he that formed thee from the womb; Thou shalt yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen. |
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44:2
Thus°
saith°°
Yahweh°
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.°° |
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44:3
For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thy children: |
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44:3
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:° |
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44:4
and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on [the banks of] running water. |
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44:4
And they shall spring up°°
[as] among°
the grass,°
as willows°
by°
the water°
courses.° |
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44:5
One shall say, I am God's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God's, and shall call himself by the name of Israel. |
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44:5
One°
shall say,°°
I°
[am] Yahweh's;°
and another°
shall call°°
[himself] by the name°
of Jacob;°
and another°
shall subscribe°°
[with] his hand°
unto Yahweh,°
and surname°°
[himself] by the name°
of Israel.° |
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44:6
Thus saith God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God. |
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44:6
Thus°
saith°°
Yahweh°
the King°
of Israel,°
and his redeemer°°
Yahweh°
Sabaoth;°
I°
[am] the first,°
and I°
[am] the last;°
and beside°°
me [there is] no°
Elohim.° |
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44:7
Who is like me? let him stand, and call, and declare, and prepare for me from the time that I made man for ever; and let them tell you the things that are coming before they arrive. |
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44:7
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. |
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44:8
Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have ye not heard from the beginning, and [have not] I told you? ye are witnesses if there is a God beside me. |
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44:8
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°
an Eloah°
beside°°
me? yea, [there is] no°
God;°
I know°°
not°
[any]. |
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44:9 ¶
But they that framed [false gods] did not then hearken; and they that graved [images] are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed |
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44:9 ¶
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.°° |
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44:10
that form a god, and all that grave worthless things: |
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44:10
Who°
hath formed°°
an el,°
or molten°°
a graven image°
[that] is profitable°°
for nothing?° |
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44:11
and all by whom they were made are withered: yea, let all the deaf be gathered from [among] men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together: |
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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.° |
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44:12
For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions [the idol] with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water. |
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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.°° |
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44:13
The artificer having chosen a piece of wood, marks it out with a rule, and fits it with glue, and makes it as the form of a man, and as the beauty of a man, to set it up in the house. |
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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.° |
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44:14
He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, [even] a pine tree, and the rain made it grow, |
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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]. |
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44:15
that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yea, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and [of] the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them. |
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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°°
an el,°
and worshippeth°°
[it]; he maketh°°
it a graven image,°
and falleth down°°
thereto. |
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44:16
Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire. |
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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:° |
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44:17
And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for thou art my God. |
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44:17
And the residue°
thereof he maketh°°
an el,°
[even] his graven image:°
he falleth down°°
unto it, and worshippeth°°
[it], and prayeth°°
unto°
it, and saith,°°
Deliver°°
me; for°
thou°
[art] my el.° |
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44:18
They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart. |
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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.°°° |
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44:19
And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it. |
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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?° |
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44:20
Know thou that their heart is ashes, and they err, and no one is able to deliver his soul: see, ye will not say, [There is a] lie in my right hand. |
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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?° |
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44:21 ¶
Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant; I have formed thee [to be] my servant: and do thou, Israel, not forget me. |
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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. |
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44:22
For behold, I have blotted out as a cloud thy transgressions, and thy sin as darkness: turn to me, and I will redeem thee. |
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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. |
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44:23
Rejoice, ye heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, ye foundations of the earth: ye mountains, shout [with] joy, ye hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified. |
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44:23
Sing,°°
O ye heavens;°
for°
Yahweh°
hath done°°
[it]: shout,°°
ye lower parts°
of the earth:°
break forth°°
into singing,°
ye mountains,°
O forest,°
and every°
tree°
therein: for°
Yahweh°
hath redeemed°°
Jacob,°
and glorified°°
himself°
in Israel.° |
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44:24
Thus saith the Lord that redeems thee, and who formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that performs all things: I stretched out the heaven alone, and established the earth. |
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44:24
Thus°
saith°°
Yahweh,°
thy redeemer,°°
and he that formed°°
thee from the womb,°°
I°
[am] Yahweh°
that maketh°°
all°
[things]; that stretcheth forth°°
the heavens°
alone;°
that spreadeth abroad°°
the earth°
by°
myself; |
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44:25
Who else will frustrate the tokens of those that have divining spirits, and prophecies from the heart of [man]? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness; |
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44:25
That frustrateth°°
the tokens°
of the liars,°
and maketh diviners°°
mad;°°°
that turneth°°
wise°
[men] backward,°
and maketh their knowledge°
foolish;°°° |
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44:26
and confirming the word of his servant, and verifying the counsel of his messengers: who says to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Edom{gr.Idumea}, Ye shall be built, and her desert places shall spring forth. |
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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: |
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44:27
Who says to the deep, Thou shalt be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers. |
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44:27
That saith°°
to the deep,°
Be dry,°°
and I will dry up°°
thy rivers:° |
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44:28
Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house. |
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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.°° |
