Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
But
now listen
, O Jacob My servant ,
Israel, whom I have chosen .
Yet
now hear
, O Jacob my servant ;
and
Israel, 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.
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.
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 .
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 :
They will
sprout
among the grass like
willows by flowing
streams
.
And
they shall
spring
up
as
among the grass ,
as
willows by the
water
courses
.
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. ”
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.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
. ”
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
.
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
.
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
.
Who fashions
a god or casts
an
idol
which
profits
him
nothing?
Who hath
formed
a god ,
or molten
a
graven
image
that
is
profitable
for
nothing?
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
.
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
.
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 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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
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 .”
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 :
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. ”
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.
They do
not comprehend
or
discern,
for He has
shut their eyes so
they cannot see and closed
their minds
so
they cannot understand.
They have
not known
nor
understood:
for he hath
shut their eyes ,
that
they cannot see ;
and their hearts,
that
they cannot understand.
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
? ”
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
?
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
? ”
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?
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
.
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
.
I have blotted out your
transgressions
like
a cloud, and your
sins
like
a mist.
Return to
Me ,
for I have redeemed 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
.
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.
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.
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 ,
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;
who
foils
the signs
of false
prophets
and makes
fools
of
diviners ,
who
confounds
the
wise and turns
their knowledge into
nonsense,
That
frustrateth
the tokens
of the
liars,
and maketh
diviners mad;
that
turneth
wise men
backward,
and maketh
their knowledge foolish;
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
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:
who
says
to the depths
of
the
sea
, ‘
Be dry, and I will dry up your
currents,’
That
saith
to the deep
, Be dry, and I will dry up thy
rivers:
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. ’”
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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