1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Isaiah 44

1 God comforteth the Church with his promises. 7 The vanity of idols, 9 and folly of idol makers. 21 He exhorteth to praise God for his redemption and omnipotency.

 44:1 “But now 6258 listen 8085, O Jacob 3290, My servant 5650, And Israel 3478, whom I have chosen 977:

 44:2 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 who made 6213a you And formed 3335 you from the womb 990, who will help 5826 you, ‘Do not fear 3372a, O Jacob 3290 My servant 5650; And you Jeshurun 3484 whom I have chosen 977.

 44:3 ‘For I will pour 3332 out water 4325 on the thirsty 6771 [land] And streams 5140 on the dry 3004 ground 3004; I will pour 3332 out My Spirit 7307 on your offspring 6631 And My blessing 1293 on your descendants 6631;

 44:4 And they will spring 6779 up among 996 the grass 2682 Like poplars 6155 by streams 2988 of water 4325.’

 44:5 “This 2088 one 2088 will say 559, ‘I am the LORD’S 3068’; And that one 2088 will call 7121 on the name 8034 of Jacob 3290; And another 2088 will write 3789 [on] his hand 3027, ‘Belonging to the LORD 3068,’ And will name 3655 Israel’s 3478 name 8034 with honor 3655.

 44:6 ¶ “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the King 4428 of Israel 3478 and his Redeemer 1350, the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635: ‘I am the first 7223 and I am the last 314, And there 369 is no 369 God 430 besides 4480 1107 Me.

 44:7 ‘Who 4310 is like 3644 Me? Let him proclaim 7121 and declare 5046 it; Yes, let him recount 6186a it to Me in order 6186a, From the time that I established 7760 the ancient 5769 nation 5971a. And let them declare 5046 to them the things 857 that are coming 857 And the events that are going to take 935 place 935.

 44:8 ‘Do not tremble 6342 and do not be afraid 3385a; Have I not long 3975b since 3975b announced 8085 [it] to you and declared 5046 [it]? And you are My witnesses 5707. Is there 3426 any 3426 God 433 besides 4480 1107 Me, Or is there 369 any [other] Rock 6697? I know 3045 of none 1077.’”

 44:9 ¶ Those who fashion 3335 a graven 6459 image 6459 are all 3605 of them futile 8414, and their precious 2530 things 2530 are of no 1077 profit 3276; even their own witnesses 5707 fail 1077 to see 7200 or know 3045, so 4616 that they will be put 954 to shame 954.

 44:10 Who 4310 has fashioned 3335 a god 410 or cast 5258a an idol 6459 to no 1115 profit 3276?

 44:11 Behold 2005, all 3605 his companions 2270 will be put 954 to shame 954, for the craftsmen 2796 themselves 1992a are mere 4480 men 120. Let them all 3605 assemble 6908 themselves, let them stand 5975 up, let them tremble 6342, let them together 3162 be put 954 to shame 954.

 44:12 ¶ The man shapes 2796 iron 1270 into a cutting 4621 tool 4621 and does 6466 his work 6466 over the coals 6352, fashioning 3335 it with hammers 4717 and working 6466 it with his strong 3581b arm 2220. He also 1571 gets 7456 hungry 7456 and his strength 3581b fails 369; he drinks 8354 no 3808 water 4325 and becomes 3286 weary 3286.

 44:13 [Another] shapes 2796 wood 6086, he extends 5186 a measuring 6957b line 6957b; he outlines 8388b it with red chalk 8279. He works 6213a it with planes 4741 and outlines 8388b it with a compass 4230, and makes 6213a it like the form 8403 of a man 376, like the beauty 8597 of man 120, so that it may sit 3427 in a house 1004.

 44:14 Surely he cuts 3772 cedars 730 for himself, and takes 3947 a cypress 8645 or an oak 437 and raises 553 [it] for himself among the trees 6086 of the forest 3293a. He plants 5193 a fir 766, and the rain 1653 makes 1431 it grow 1431.

 44:15 Then it becomes 1961 [something] for a man 120 to burn 1197a, so he takes 3947 one of them and warms 2552 himself; he also 637 makes 8026b a fire 8026b to bake 644 bread 3899. He also 637 makes 6466 a god 410 and worships 7812 it; he makes 6213a it a graven 6459 image 6459 and falls 5456 down 5456 before it.

 44:16 Half 2677 of it he burns 8313 in the fire 784; over 5921 [this] half 2677 he eats 398 meat 1320 as he roasts 6740 a roast 6748 and is satisfied 7646. He also 637 warms 2552 himself and says 559, “Aha 1889! I am warm 2552, I have seen 7200 the fire 217.”

 44:17 But the rest 7611 of it he makes 6213a into a god 410, his graven 6459 image 6459. He falls 5456 down 5456 before it and worships 7812; he also prays 6419 to it and says 559, “Deliver 5337 me, for you are my god 410.”

 44:18 ¶ They do not know 3045, nor 3808 do they understand 995, for He has smeared 2911b over 2911b their eyes 5869 so 4480 that they cannot 4480 see 7200 and their hearts 3820 so 4480 that they cannot 4480 comprehend 7919a.

 44:19 No 3808 one recalls 7725 413 3820, nor 3808 is there knowledge 1847 or understanding 8394 to say 559, “I have burned 8313 half 2677 of it in the fire 784 and also 637 have baked 644 bread 3899 over 5921 its coals 1513. I roast 6740 meat 1320 and eat 398 [it]. Then I make 6213a the rest 3499a of it into an abomination 8441, I fall 5456 down 5456 before a block 944 of wood 6086!”

 44:20 He feeds 7462a on ashes 665; a deceived 8524 heart 3820 has turned 5186 him aside 5186. And he cannot 3808 deliver 5337 himself 5315, nor 3808 say 559, “Is there not a lie 8267 in my right 3225 hand 3225?”

 44:21 ¶ “Remember 2142 these 428 things 428, O Jacob 3290, And Israel 3478, for you are My servant 5650; I have formed 3335 you, you are My servant 5650, O Israel 3478, you will not be forgotten 5382 by Me.

 44:22 “I have wiped 4229a out your transgressions 6588 like a thick 5645 cloud 5645 And your sins 2403b like a heavy 6051 mist 6051. Return 7725 to Me, for I have redeemed 1350 you.”

 44:23 Shout 7442 for joy 7442, O heavens 8064, for the LORD 3068 has done 6213a [it]! Shout 7321 joyfully 7321, you lower 8482 parts 8482 of the earth 776; Break 6476 forth 6476 into a shout 7440 of joy 7440, you mountains 2022, O forest 3293a, and every 3605 tree 6086 in it; For the LORD 3068 has redeemed 1350 Jacob 3290 And in Israel 3478 He shows 6286 forth His glory 6286.

 44:24 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, your Redeemer 1350, and the one who formed 3335 you from the womb 990, “I, the LORD 3068, am the maker 6213a of all 3605 things 3605, Stretching 5186 out the heavens 8064 by Myself 905 And spreading 7554 out the earth 776 all 4480 854 alone 4480 854,

 44:25 Causing the omens 226 of boasters 907 to fail 6565a, Making 1984b fools 1984b out of diviners 7080, Causing wise 2450 men 2450 to draw 7725 back 268 And turning 7725 their knowledge 1847 into foolishness 5528,

 44:26 Confirming 6965 the word 1697 of His servant 5650 And performing 7999a the purpose 6098 of His messengers 4397. [It is I] who says 559 of Jerusalem 3389, ‘She shall be inhabited 3427!’ And of the cities 5892b of Judah 3063, ‘They shall be built 1129.’ And I will raise 6965 up her ruins 2723 [again].

 44:27 “[It is I] who says 559 to the depth 6683 of the sea 6683, ‘Be dried 2717a up!’ And I will make 3001 your rivers 5104 dry 3001.

 44:28 “[It is I] who says 559 of Cyrus 3566, ‘[He is] My shepherd 7462a! And he will perform 7999a all 3605 My desire 2656.’ And he declares 559 of Jerusalem 3389, ‘She will be built 1129,’ And of the temple 1964, ‘Your foundation 3245 will be laid 3245.’”