Book 12 : NEVIIM - ISAIAH - Chapter 044
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Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have
chosen
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Thus saith HaShem that made thee, and formed thee from the
womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob My servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom
I have chosen
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For I will pour water upon the thirsty land, and streams
upon the dry ground; I will pour My spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon
thine offspring
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And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the
watercourses
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One shall say: 'I am HaShem'S'; and another shall call
himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto
HaShem, and surname himself by the name of Israel
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Thus saith HaShem, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer
HaShem of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside Me there is no
G-d
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And who, as I, can proclaim--let him declare it, and set it
in order for Me--since I appointed the ancient people? And the things that are
coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare
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Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have I not announced unto
thee of old, and declared it? And ye are My witnesses. Is there a G-d beside Me?
Yea, there is no Rock; I know not any
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They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity,
and their delectable things shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not,
nor know; that they may be ashamed
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Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is
profitable for nothing
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Behold, all the fellows thereof shall be ashamed; and the
craftsmen skilled above men; let them all be gathered together, let them stand
up; they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together
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The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and
fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; yea, he is
hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint
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The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out
with a pencil; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the
compasses, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a
man, to dwell in the house
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He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the ilex and the
oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest; he
planteth a bay-tree, and the rain doth nourish it
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Then a man useth it for fuel; and he taketh thereof, and
warmeth 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
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He burneth the half thereof in the fire; with the half
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'
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And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven
image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith:
'Deliver me, for thou art my god.
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They know not, neither do they understand; for their eyes
are bedaubed, that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot
understand
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And none considereth in his heart, neither is there
knowledge nor understanding to say: 'I have burned the half 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?
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He striveth after 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?
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Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art
My servant; I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant; O Israel, thou
shouldest not forget Me
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I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud, thy sins; return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee
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Sing, O ye heavens, for HaShem hath done it; shout, ye
lowest parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and
every tree therein; for HaShem hath redeemed Jacob, and doth glorify Himself in
Israel
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Thus saith HaShem, thy Redeemer, and He that formed thee
from the womb: I am HaShem, that maketh all things; that stretched forth the
heavens alone; that spread abroad the earth by Myself
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That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh
diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge
foolish
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That confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth
the counsel of His messengers; that saith of Jerusalem: 'She shall be
inhabited'; and of the cities of Judah: 'They shall be built, and I will raise
up the waste places thereof'
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That saith to the deep: 'Be dry, and I will dry up thy
rivers'
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That saith of Cyrus: 'He is My shepherd, and shall perform
all My pleasure'; even saying of Jerusalem: 'She shall be built'; and to the
temple: 'My foundation shall be laid.
Book 12 : NEVIIM - ISAIAH - Chapter 044
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