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Isaiah 44

28 aligned verses; 28 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Yet now hear, Jacob my servant , and Israel, who I have chosen:
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant ; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Thus says Yahweh who made you , and formed you from the womb, who will help you: Don't be afraid , Jacob my servant; and you , 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 him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground ; I will pour my Spirit on your seed, 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:
and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses .
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses .
One shall say, I am Yahweh's ; and another shall call [ himself ] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand to Yahweh , and surname [ himself ] by 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 Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer , Yahweh of Hosts : I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
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, 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 happen , let them declare .
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 .
Don't fear, neither be afraid: haven't I declared to you of old , and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed , there is not. I don't know any Rock .
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.
Those who fashion an engraved image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses don't see, nor know : that they may be disappointed .
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 has fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Behold, all his fellows shall be disappointed; 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 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 smith [makes] an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm : yes , he is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is 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 carpenter stretches out a line ; he marks it out with a pencil ; he shapes it with planes, and he marks it out with the compasses , and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man , to dwell in a house.
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 for himself , and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest: he plants a fir tree , and the rain nourishes it.
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.
Then shall it be for a man to burn ; and he takes of it , and warms himself; yes , he kindles it, and bakes bread : yes , he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it an engraved image, and falls 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 part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts roast, and is satisfied ; yes , he warms himself, and says , Aha, I am warm, I have seen 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 :
The residue of it he makes a god, even his engraved image ; he falls down to it and worships , and prays to it, and says , Deliver 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 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.
They have not known nor understood : for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
None calls to mind , neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes , also I have baked bread on the coals of it ; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
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 ; a deceived heart has turned him aside ; and he can't deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
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 , Jacob , and Israel; for you are my servant: I have formed you ; you are my servant: Israel, you shall not be forgotten by me.
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, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: 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, you heavens , for Yahweh has done it ; shout, you lower parts of the earth ; break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself 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 Yahweh , your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb : I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who stretches forth the heavens alone; who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?) ;
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 frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;
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 deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers ;
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers :
Who says of Cyrus, [ He is ] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure , even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the temple, Your foundation shall 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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