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World English Bible

Isaiah 44 (WEBP)

[1] Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
[2] This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
[3] For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring;
[4] and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
[5] One will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s.’ Another will be called by the name of Jacob; and another will write with his hand ‘to Yahweh,’ and honor the name of Israel.”
[6] This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
[7] Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.
[8] Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”
[9] Everyone who makes a carved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don’t see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.
[10] Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?
[11] Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed; and the workmen are mere men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They will fear. They will be put to shame together.
[12] The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
[13] The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.
[14] He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a cypress tree, and the rain nourishes it.
[15] Then it will be for a man to burn; and he takes some of it and warms himself. Yes, he burns it and bakes bread. Yes, he makes a god and worships it; he makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
[16] He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire.”
[17] The rest of it he makes into a god, even his engraved image. He bows down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
[18] They don’t know, neither do they consider, for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see, and their hearts, that they can’t understand.
[19] No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?”
[20] He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
[21] Remember these things, Jacob and Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by 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, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
[24] Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
[25] who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
[26] who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built,’ and ‘I will raise up its waste places;’
[27] who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers,’
[28] who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’ ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 44 (KJVS)

[1] Yet now hear, () O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: ()
[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. ()
[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:
[4] and they shall spring up () as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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. ()
[10] Who hath formed () a god, or molten () a graven image that is profitable () for nothing?
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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:
[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.
[18] They have not known () nor understood: () for he hath shut () their eyes, that they cannot see; () and their hearts, that they cannot understand. ()
[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?
[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?
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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;
[25] that frustrateth () the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners () mad; () that turneth () wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; ()
[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:
[27] that saith () to the deep, Be dry, () and I will dry up () thy rivers:
[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. ()

Isaiah 44:8 Heb. rock
Isaiah 44:9 Heb. desireable
Isaiah 44:12 Or, with an axe
Isaiah 44:14 Or, taketh courage
Isaiah 44:18 Heb. daubed
Isaiah 44:19a Heb. setteth to his heart
Isaiah 44:19b Heb. that which comes of a tree
Isaiah 44:26 Heb. wastes

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 44 (BYZ)

[1] νυν δε ακουσον παις μου ιακωβ και ισραηλ ον εξελεξαμην
[2] ουτως λεγει κυριος ο θεος ο ποιησας σε και ο πλασας σε εκ κοιλιας ετι βοηθηθηση μη φοβου παις μου ιακωβ και ο ηγαπημενος ισραηλ ον εξελεξαμην
[3] οτι εγω δωσω υδωρ εν διψει τοις πορευομενοις εν ανυδρω επιθησω το πνευμα μου επι το σπερμα σου και τας ευλογιας μου επι τα τεκνα σου
[4] και ανατελουσιν ωσει χορτος ανα μεσον υδατος και ως ιτεα επι παραρρεον υδωρ
[5] ουτος ερει του θεου ειμι και ουτος βοησεται επι τω ονοματι ιακωβ και ετερος επιγραψει του θεου ειμι επι τω ονοματι ισραηλ
[6] ουτως λεγει ο θεος ο βασιλευς του ισραηλ ο ρυσαμενος αυτον θεος σαβαωθ εγω πρωτος και εγω μετα ταυτα πλην εμου ουκ εστιν θεος
[7] τις ωσπερ εγω στητω καλεσατω και ετοιμασατω μοι αφ ου εποιησα ανθρωπον εις τον αιωνα και τα επερχομενα προ του ελθειν αναγγειλατωσαν υμιν
[8] μη παρακαλυπτεσθε ουκ απ αρχης ηνωτισασθε και απηγγειλα υμιν μαρτυρες υμεις εστε ει εστιν θεος πλην εμου και ουκ ησαν τοτε
[9] οι πλασσοντες και γλυφοντες παντες ματαιοι οι ποιουντες τα καταθυμια αυτων α ουκ ωφελησει αυτους αλλα αισχυνθησονται
[10] παντες οι πλασσοντες θεον και γλυφοντες ανωφελη
[11] και παντες οθεν εγενοντο εξηρανθησαν και κωφοι απο ανθρωπων συναχθητωσαν παντες και στητωσαν αμα εντραπητωσαν και αισχυνθητωσαν αμα
[12] οτι ωξυνεν τεκτων σιδηρον σκεπαρνω ειργασατο αυτο και εν τερετρω ετρησεν αυτο ειργασατο αυτο εν τω βραχιονι της ισχυος αυτου και πεινασει και ασθενησει και ου μη πιη υδωρ εκλεξαμενος
[13] τεκτων ξυλον εστησεν αυτο εν μετρω και εν κολλη ερρυθμισεν αυτο εποιησεν αυτο ως μορφην ανδρος και ως ωραιοτητα ανθρωπου στησαι αυτο εν οικω
[14] ο εκοψεν ξυλον εκ του δρυμου ο εφυτευσεν κυριος και υετος εμηκυνεν
[15] ινα η ανθρωποις εις καυσιν και λαβων απ αυτου εθερμανθη και καυσαντες επεψαν αρτους επ αυτων το δε λοιπον ειργασαντο εις θεους και προσκυνουσιν αυτους
[16] ου το ημισυ αυτου κατεκαυσαν εν πυρι και καυσαντες επεψαν αρτους επ αυτων και επ αυτου κρεας οπτησας εφαγεν και ενεπλησθη και θερμανθεις ειπεν ηδυ μοι οτι εθερμανθην και ειδον πυρ
[17] το δε λοιπον εποιησεν εις θεον γλυπτον και προσκυνει αυτω και προσευχεται λεγων εξελου με οτι θεος μου ει συ
[18] ουκ εγνωσαν φρονησαι οτι απημαυρωθησαν του βλεπειν τοις οφθαλμοις αυτων και του νοησαι τη καρδια αυτων
[19] και ουκ ελογισατο τη καρδια αυτου ουδε ανελογισατο εν τη ψυχη αυτου ουδε εγνω τη φρονησει οτι το ημισυ αυτου κατεκαυσεν εν πυρι και επεψεν επι των ανθρακων αυτου αρτους και οπτησας κρεας εφαγεν και το λοιπον αυτου εις βδελυγμα εποιησεν και προσκυνουσιν αυτω
[20] γνωτε οτι σποδος η καρδια αυτων και πλανωνται και ουδεις δυναται εξελεσθαι την ψυχην αυτου ιδετε ουκ ερειτε οτι ψευδος εν τη δεξια μου
[21] μνησθητι ταυτα ιακωβ και ισραηλ οτι παις μου ει συ επλασα σε παιδα μου και συ ισραηλ μη επιλανθανου μου
[22] ιδου γαρ απηλειψα ως νεφελην τας ανομιας σου και ως γνοφον τας αμαρτιας σου επιστραφητι προς με και λυτρωσομαι σε
[23] ευφρανθητε ουρανοι οτι ηλεησεν ο θεος τον ισραηλ σαλπισατε θεμελια της γης βοησατε ορη ευφροσυνην οι βουνοι και παντα τα ξυλα τα εν αυτοις οτι ελυτρωσατο ο θεος τον ιακωβ και ισραηλ δοξασθησεται
[24] ουτως λεγει κυριος ο λυτρουμενος σε και ο πλασσων σε εκ κοιλιας εγω κυριος ο συντελων παντα εξετεινα τον ουρανον μονος και εστερεωσα την γην τις ετερος
[25] διασκεδασει σημεια εγγαστριμυθων και μαντειας απο καρδιας αποστρεφων φρονιμους εις τα οπισω και την βουλην αυτων μωρευων
[26] και ιστων ρηματα παιδος αυτου και την βουλην των αγγελων αυτου αληθευων ο λεγων ιερουσαλημ κατοικηθηση και ταις πολεσιν της ιουδαιας οικοδομηθησεσθε και τα ερημα αυτης ανατελει
[27] ο λεγων τη αβυσσω ερημωθηση και τους ποταμους σου ξηρανω
[28] ο λεγων κυρω φρονειν και παντα τα θεληματα μου ποιησει ο λεγων ιερουσαλημ οικοδομηθηση και τον οικον τον αγιον μου θεμελιωσω