Isa 44
1 The LORD Is One God
But now hear! O Jacob my child, and O Israel, whom I chose.
2Thus says
the LORD God, the one creating you, and shaping you from
the belly. You shall still be helped. Do not fear! [
2my servant
1O Jacob], and the one being loved, Israel whom I chose.
3For I will give water for thirst to the ones going in a waterless
place. I will place my spirit upon your seed, and my blessings upon your children.
4And they shall rise up as [
2in the midst
3of water
1grass], and as willows upon [
2flowing by
1water].
5This one shall say I am of God. And this one shall call himself by the name of Jacob. And another shall inscribe with his hand, I am of God. And [
2by
3the
4name
5Israel
1he shall call himself].
6Thus says God, the king of Israel, and the one rescuing him --
the God of Hosts. I
am first, and I
am after these
things; besides me there is no God.
7Who
is as I? Let him stand, and call, and announce, and prepare for me from which
time I made man into the eon! And the
things coming before
their coming
to pass let them announce to you!
8Do not cover up yourselves, nor wander!
Have you not from
the beginning given ear, and I reported
it to you? [
3witnesses
1You
2are] if there is a God besides me.
9 Vain Idols Profit Nothing
And they were not hearkening then, the ones shaping and carving all
the vain
idols, doing their wishes which do not benefit them. But [
2their own witnesses
1they are]. They shall not see, and they shall not know, that they should be ashamed -- he who shapes mighty and a carved molten casting for unprofitable
things. Behold, all the ones partaking with him shall be ashamed --
10the ones shaping a god, and all
the ones carving unprofitable
things.
11And all from where they came from were dried up. Yes, [
3the deaf-mutes
4of
5men
1let
6be brought together
2all], and let them stand together, and let them feel remorse, and let them be ashamed together!
12For [
2sharpens
1the fabricator]
the iron
tool. With a hammer he works it in coals, and with a drill he sets it. And he works it with the arm of his strength. And he shall hunger and be weak, and in no way shall he drink water.
13[
2having chosen
1The fabricator]
a piece of wood sets it with a measure, and forms it with a scraper. He made it with a carpenter's square, and with glue he composes it. And he made it as
the appearance of a man, and as
the beauty of man he sets it in a niche;
14in which he fells [
2for himself
1cedars], and he takes
the holm oak and
the oak; and he strengthened for himself
the tree from the grove which
the LORD planted -- a pine; and
the rain lengthened it,
15that it might be
for men to burn. And taking of it he warms himself, and in burning they bake bread
loaves upon it; and
with the remaining he works out gods, and does obeisance to them. He made it a carved
idol, and he bends to them;
16of which the half of it he incinerates in fire, and upon the half of it [
2meat
1he ate] -- roasting he roasted a roast, and he was filled up. And heating
himself he said, It is agreeable to me, for I was heated, and I beheld a fire.
17And
the rest he makes into [
2god
1a carved]; he bends to it and does obeisance, and prays
to it, saying, Deliver me, for [
2my god
1your are]!
18They do not know to think, for they were blurred to see with their eyes, and to comprehend
with their heart.
19And he considered not in his soul, nor knew in intellect that the half of it he incinerated by fire, and baked [
2upon
3its coals
1bread
loaves], and [
2roasting
3meat
1ate]; and the rest of it [
2into
3an abomination
1he made]. And they do obeisance to it.
20Know that [
2is ashes
1their heart]! and they err, and no one is able to rescue his soul. Behold! you shall not say that,
Is there a lie in my right hand?
21Remember these
things, O Jacob and Israel! for [
3my servant
2are
1you]; I shaped you
to be my servant. And you, O Israel, do not forget me!
22Behold, I wiped away [
2as
3a cloud
1your lawless deeds], and [
2as
3dimness
1your sin]. Turn to me! and I shall ransom you.
23Be glad, O heavens! for [
4showed mercy
1the
2God
3of Israel]. Trump, O foundations of the earth! Yell out, O mountains in gladness, O hills, and all the trees in them! for [
2ransomed
1the LORD] Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
24Thus says
the LORD, the one ransoming you, and
the one shaping you from
the belly, I
am the LORD, the one completing all
things. I stretched out the heaven alone, and solidified the earth.
25Who other shall efface
the signs of the ones who deliver oracles, and divinations from
the heart; to turn
the intelligent ones unto the rear, and their counsel being moronish;
26and establishing
the discourse of his servant, and [
2the
3counsel
4of his messengers
1verifying]; the one saying to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judea, You shall be built, and her desolate
places I shall raise up.
27The one saying to the deep, You shall be made desolate, and [
2your rivers
1I will dry up].
28The one telling Cyrus, Think, and all my wants he will do; the one saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built, and [
3house
2of my holy
1I shall lay the foundation].