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1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Thus says the LORD [Yahweh] that made you, and formed you from the womb, [which] will help you; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and you, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your offspring:
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4 And they will spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5 One will say, I [am] the LORD [Yahweh]'S; and another will call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another will subscribe [with] his hand to the LORD [Yahweh], and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
6 Thus says the LORD [Yahweh] the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD [Yahweh] of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God.
7 And who, as I, will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and will come, let them show to them.
8 Fear you not, neither be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared [it]? you [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yes, [there is] no God; I know not [any].
9 They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things will not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
10 Who has formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows will be ashamed: and the workmen, they [are] of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; [yet] they will fear, [and] they will be ashamed together.
12 The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretches out [his] rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the encircle, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
14 He hews him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain does nourish [it].
15 Then will it be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yes, he kindles [it], and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships [it]; he makes it a graven image, and falls down to it.
16 He burns part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts roast, and is satisfied: yes, he warms [himself], and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
17 And the residue of it he makes a god, [even] his graven image: he falls down to it, and worships [it], and prays to it, and says, Deliver me; for you [are] my god.
18 They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 And none considers in his heart, neither [is there] knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread upon the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it]: and will I make the residue of it an abomination? will I fall down to the stock of a tree?
20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has 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 you [are] my servant: I have formed you; you [are] my servant: O Israel, you will not be forgotten of me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return to me; for I have redeemed you.
23 Sing, O you heavens; for the LORD [Yahweh] has done [it]: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD [Yahweh] has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
24 Thus says the LORD [Yahweh], your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I [am] the LORD [Yahweh] that makes all [things]; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;
25 That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise [men] backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
26 That confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; that says to Jerusalem, You will be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, You will be built, and I will raise up the decayed places of it:
27 That says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers:
28 That says of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and will perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You will be built; and to the temple, Your foundation will be laid.
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