Isaiah 44  Legacy Standard Bible

44 “But now hear, O Jacob, My ^(A)servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen:
² Thus says Yahweh who made you
And ^(B)formed you from the womb, who ^(C)will help you,
‘^(D)Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
And you ^(E)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
³ For ^(F)I will pour out water on ^[a]the thirsty ground
And streams on the dry land;
I will ^(G)pour out My Spirit on your ^(H)seed
And My blessing on your offspring;
⁴ And they will spring up ^[b]among the grass
Like ^(I)poplars by streams of water.’
⁵ This one will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s’;
And this one ^[c]will call on the name of Jacob;
And this one will ^(J)write ^[d]on his hand, ‘Belonging to Yahweh,’
And will name Israel’s name with honor.

‘I am the ^(M)first, and I am the last,
And there is no God ^(N)besides Me.
⁷ Who is like Me? ^(O)Let him call out and declare it;
And let him tell it to Me in order,
^[e]From the time that I established the ancient ^[f]people.
And let them declare to them the things that are to come
And the events that are going to take place.
⁸ Do not be in dread and do not be afraid;
^(P)Have I not long since caused it to be heard to you and declared it?
And ^(Q)you are My witnesses.
Is there any God ^(R)besides Me,
Or is there any other ^(S)Rock?
I know of none.’”

²¹ “^(AL)Remember these things, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are ^(AM)My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will ^(AN)not be forgotten by Me.
²² I have ^(AO)wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud
And your sins like a cloud.
^(AP)Return to Me, for I have ^(AQ)redeemed you.”
^23 (AR)Shout for joy, O heavens, for Yahweh has done it!
Make a loud shout, you lower parts of the earth;
^(AS)Break forth into a shout of joy, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it;
For ^(AT)Yahweh has redeemed Jacob
And in Israel He ^(AU)shows forth His beautiful glory.

“I, Yahweh, am the maker of all things,
^(AX)Stretching out the heavens by Myself
And spreading out the earth ^[p]all alone,
^25 (AY)Causing the ^[q]omens of boasters to be annulled,
And ^[r]making fools out of diviners,
^(AZ)Causing wise men to turn back,
And ^[s]making foolishness out of their knowledge,
^26 (BA)Confirming the word of His servant—
And the counsel of His messengers He will complete—
And being the One who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’
And of the ^(BB)cities of Judah, ‘^(BC)They shall be built.’
And I will raise up her waste places again.
²⁷ It is I who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers ^(BD)dry.
²⁸ It is I who says of ^(BE)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd!
And all My good pleasure he will complete.’
And saying of Jerusalem, ‘^(BF)She will be built,’
And of the temple, ‘^[t]Your foundation will be laid.’”