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{Isaiah 44:1} Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:2} Thus saith the LORD 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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: ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:4} And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:5} One shall say, I [am] the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:6} Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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 a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any.] ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:10} Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ] ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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 a god, and worshippeth [it;] he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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: ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:17} And the residue thereof he maketh a god, [even] his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it,] and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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? ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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? ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:23} Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it:] shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:24} Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things;] that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:25} That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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: ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 44:27} That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: ⠀⠀⠀⠀

{Isaiah 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.

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