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Isaiah 44

28 aligned verses; 28 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Yet now hear , O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen :
But now listen , O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen .
Thus saith Jehovah 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.
This is the word of the LORD , your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you : “Do not be afraid , O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground ; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed , and my blessing upon thine offspring :
For I will pour water on the thirsty land , and currents on the dry ground . I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants , and My blessing on your offspring .
and they shall spring up among the grass , as willows by the watercourses .
They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams .
One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call ` himself ' by the name of Jacob ; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah , and surname `himself' by the name of Israel.
One will say, I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob , and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.
Thus saith Jehovah , the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first , and I am the last ; and besides me there is no God.
Thus says the LORD , the King and Redeemer of Israel , the LORD of Hosts: I am the first and I am the last , and there is no God but Me .
And who , as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people ? and the things that are coming , and that shall come to pass, let them declare .
Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people . Let him foretell the things to come , and what is to take place .
Fear ye not , neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses . Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any .
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago ? You are My witnesses ! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one .
They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not , nor know: that they may be put to shame.
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend , so they are put to shame.
Who hath fashioned a god , or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?
Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame ; and the workmen , they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up ; they shall fear, they shall be put to shame together .
Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
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.
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals ; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil ; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house .
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus ; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory , that it may dwell in a shrine .
He heweth him down cedars , and taketh the holm-tree and the oak , and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest : he planteth a fir-tree , and the rain doth nourish it.
He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak . He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest . He plants a laurel , and the rain makes it grow .
Then shall it be for a man to burn; 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 .
It serves as fuel for man . He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread ; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it .
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.
He burns half of it in the fire , and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied . Indeed , he warms himself and says , “Ah! I am warm ; I see the fire.
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.
From the rest he makes a god, his graven image . He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says , “Save me , for you are my god.
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes , that they cannot see ; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
They do not comprehend or discern , for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
And none calleth to mind , 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 ?
And no one considers in his heart , no one has the knowledge or insight to say, I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it ? Shall I bow down to a block of wood ?
He feedeth on ashes ; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
He feeds on ashes . His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, Is not this thing in my right hand a lie ?
Remember these things, 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 .
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant , O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant ; O Israel, I will never forget you .
I have blotted out , as a thick cloud, thy transgressions , and, as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for I have redeemed thee .
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me , for I have redeemed you .
Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it ; shout, ye lower parts of the earth ; break forth into singing, ye mountains , O forest , and every tree therein: for Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
Sing for joy , O heavens, for the LORD has done this ; shout aloud , O depths of the earth . Break forth in song , O mountains , you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
Thus saith Jehovah , thy Redeemer , and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah , that maketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
Thus says the LORD , your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: I am the LORD , who has made all things , who alone stretched out the heavens , who by Myself spread out the earth ,
that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward , and maketh their knowledge foolish;
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
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;
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers , who says of Jerusalem, She will be inhabited ,’ and of the cities of Judah, They will be rebuilt , and I will restore their ruins,’
that saith to the deep , Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
who says to the depths of the sea , Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
That saith of Cyrus, `He is' my shepherd , and shall perform all my pleasure , even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
who says of Cyrus, My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire , who says of Jerusalem, She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid. ’”

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