Isaiah 44
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"Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant,
And Israel whom I have chosen.
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Thus says the LORD who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
'Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
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For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
And floods on the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
And My blessing on your offspring;
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They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.'
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One will say, 'I am the LORD's';
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, 'The LORD's,'
And name himself by the name of Israel.
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"Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
a 'I am the First and I am the Last;
Besides Me there is no God.
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And b who can proclaim as I do?
Then let him 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 show these to them.
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Do not fear, nor be afraid;
c Have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
d You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed e there is no other Rock;
I know not one.' "
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f Those who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
g They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
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Who would form a god or mold an image
h That profits him nothing?
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Surely all his companions would be i ashamed;
And the workmen, they are mere men.
Let them all be gathered together,
Let them stand up;
Yet they shall fear,
They shall be ashamed together.
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j The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals,
Fashions it with hammers,
And works it with the strength of his arms.
Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails;
He drinks no water and is faint.
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The craftsman stretches out his rule,
He marks one out with chalk;
He fashions it with a plane,
He marks it out with the compass,
And makes it like the figure of a man,
According to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house.
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He cuts down cedars for himself,
And takes the cypress and the oak;
He secures it for himself among the trees of the forest.
He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it.
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Then it shall be for a man to burn,
For he will take some of it and warm himself;
Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread;
Indeed he makes a god and worships it;
He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
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He burns half of it in the fire;
With this half he eats meat;
He roasts a roast, and is satisfied.
He even warms himself and says,
"Ah! I am warm,
I have seen the fire."
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And the rest of it he makes into a god,
His carved image.
He falls down before it and worships it,
Prays to it and says,
"Deliver me, for you are my god!"
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k They do not know nor understand;
For l He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot m understand.
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And no one n considers in his heart,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
"I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
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He feeds on ashes;
o A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, "Is there not a p lie in my right hand?"
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"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 q forgotten by Me!
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r I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for s I have redeemed you."
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t Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
And u glorified Himself in Israel.
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Thus says the LORD, v your Redeemer,
And w He who formed you from the womb:
"I am the LORD, who makes all things,
x Who stretches out the heavens all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
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Who y frustrates the signs z of the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
a And makes their knowledge foolishness;
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b Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, 'You shall be inhabited,'
To the cities of Judah, 'You shall be built,'
And I will raise up her waste places;
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c Who says to the deep, 'Be dry!
And I will dry up your rivers';
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Who says of d Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, e "You shall be built,"
And to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid." '
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Cross References
Isaiah 41:4
Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; And with the last I am He.'
Revelation 1:8
" I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, " says the Lord, " who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, " Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.
Revelation 22:13
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
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Isaiah 41:4
Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; And with the last I am He.
Isaiah 41:22
Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come.
Isaiah 41:26
Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And former times, that we may say, ' He is righteous'? Surely there is no one who shows, Surely there is no one who declares, Surely there is no one who hears your words.
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Isaiah 41:22
Let them bring forth and show us what will happen; Let them show the former things, what they were, That we may consider them, And know the latter end of them; Or declare to us things to come.
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Isaiah 43:10
You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
Isaiah 43:12
I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses," Says the LORD, "that I am God.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:35
To you it was shown, that you might know that t...
Deuteronomy 32:39
Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no ...
1 Samuel 2:2
No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none...
2 Samuel 22:32
For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a r...
Isaiah 45:5
I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is ...
Joel 2:27
Then you shall know that I am in the midst of I...
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Cross References
Isaiah 41:24
Indeed you are nothing, And your work is nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination.
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Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.
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Isaiah 41:29
Indeed they are all worthless; Their works are nothing; Their molded images are wind and confusion.
Jeremiah 10:5
They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any good.
Habakkuk 2:18
What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it, The molded image, a teacher of lies, That the maker of its mold should trust in it, To make mute idols?
Acts 19:26
Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands.
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Cross References
Psalms 97:7
Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.
Isaiah 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens Which you have chosen.
Isaiah 42:17
They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in carved images, Who say to the molded images, 'You are our gods.
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:19
The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains.
Jeremiah 10:3 - 5
For the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
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Cross References
Isaiah 45:20
Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together, You who have escaped from the nations. They have no knowledge, Who carry the wood of their carved image, And pray to a god that cannot save.
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Psalms 81:12
So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
Isaiah 6:9
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.
Isaiah 6:10
"Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed."
Isaiah 29:10
For the LORD has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 10:14
Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; For his molded image is falsehood, And there is no breath in them.
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Cross References
Isaiah 46:8
Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors.
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Cross References
Job 15:31
Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving h...
Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, ...
Romans 1:21
Because, although they knew God, they did not g...
Romans 1:22
Professing to be wise, they became fools.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this reason God will send them strong d...
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and ...
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Cross References
Isaiah 57:11
And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me?
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue has muttered perversity.
Isaiah 59:4
No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 59:13
In transgressing and lying against the LORD, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Romans 1:25
Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.
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Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.
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Isaiah 43:1
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.
1 Corinthians 6:20
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
1 Peter 1:18
Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers.
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:34
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.
Isaiah 42:10
Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise from the ends of the earth, You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
Isaiah 49:13
Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted.
Jeremiah 51:48
Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them Shall sing joyously over Babylon; For the plunderers shall come to her from the north," says the LORD.
Revelation 18:20
"Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!"
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:3
"And He said to me, 'You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.'
Isaiah 60:21
Also your people shall all be righteous; They shall inherit the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
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Isaiah 43:14
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives - The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.
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Isaiah 43:1
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.
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Job 9:8
He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea.
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Isaiah 47:13
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you From what shall come upon you.
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Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
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2 Samuel 15:31
Then someone told David, saying, "Ahithophel is...
Job 5:12 - 14
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So tha...
Psalms 33:10
The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to n...
Isaiah 29:14
Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous ...
Jeremiah 51:57
And I will make drunk Her princes and wise men,...
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where i...
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God has chosen the foolish things of the wo...
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Cross References
Zechariah 1:6
Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? "So they returned and said: 'Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, So He has dealt with us.' " '
Matthew 5:18
For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
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Jeremiah 50:38
A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is the land of carved images, And they are insane with their idols.
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
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2 Chronicles 36:22
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying.
Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying.
Isaiah 45:13
I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city And let My exiles go free, Not for price nor reward," Says the LORD of hosts.
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Cross References
Ezra 6:7
Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.
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