Isaiah 44 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Blessings of Israel

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

6 “This is what the Lord says, He who is the (K)King of Israel and his (L)Redeemer, the Lord of armies:

‘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 proclaim and declare it;
And, let him confront Me
[f]Beginning with My establishing of the ancient [g]nation.
Then let them declare to them the things that are coming
And the events that are going to take place.
8 Do not tremble and do not be afraid;
(P)Have I not long since announced it 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.’”

The Foolishness of Idolatry

9 Those who fashion an idol are all futile, and their treasured things are of no benefit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be (T)put to shame. 10 Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to (U)no benefit? 11 Behold, all his companions will be (V)put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them be put to shame together.

12 The (W)craftsman of iron shapes a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, [h]fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and [i]his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. 13 (X)The craftsman of wood extends a measuring line; he outlines it with a marker. He works it with carving knives and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of (Y)mankind, so that it may sit in a (Z)house. 14 He will cut cedars for himself, and he takes a holm-oak or another oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel tree, and the rain makes it grow. 15 Then it becomes something for a person to burn, so he takes one of them and gets warm; he also makes a fire and bakes bread. He also (AA)makes a god and worships it; he makes it a carved image and (AB)bows down before it. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat, he roasts a roast, and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire.” 17 Yet the rest of it he (AC)makes into a god, his carved image. He bows down before it and worships; he also (AD)prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”

18 They do not (AE)know, nor do they understand, for He has (AF)smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. 19 No one [j]remembers, nor is there (AG)knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then [k]I make the rest of it into an (AH)abomination, [l]I bow down before a block of wood!” 20 He [m](AI)feeds on ashes; a (AJ)deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save [n]himself, nor say, “(AK)Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

God Forgives and Redeems

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

24 This is what the Lord says, He who is your (AV)Redeemer, and the one who (AW)formed you from the womb:

“I, the Lord, am the maker of all things,
(AX)Stretching out the heavens by Myself
And spreading out the earth [p]alone,
25 (AY)Causing the [q]omens of diviners to fail,
[r]Making fools of fortune-tellers;
(AZ)Causing wise men to turn back
And [s]making their knowledge ridiculous,
26 (BA)Confirming the word of His servant
And [t]carrying out the purpose of His messengers.
It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’
And of the (BB)cities of Judah, ‘(BC)They shall be built.’
And I will raise her ruins again.
27 I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’
And I will make your rivers (BD)dry up.
28 It is I who says of (BE)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he will carry out all My desire.’
And [u]he says of Jerusalem, ‘(BF)She will be built,’
And of the temple, ‘[v]Your foundation will be laid.’”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 I.e., Israel
  2. Isaiah 44:3 Or him who is thirsty
  3. Isaiah 44:4 Another reading is like grass among the waters
  4. Isaiah 44:5 Another reading is will be called by the name of Jacob
  5. Isaiah 44:5 Or with
  6. Isaiah 44:7 Lit From My establishing of
  7. Isaiah 44:7 Or people
  8. Isaiah 44:12 Lit and fashions
  9. Isaiah 44:12 Lit there is no strength
  10. Isaiah 44:19 Lit returns to his heart
  11. Isaiah 44:19 Or shall I make?
  12. Isaiah 44:19 Or shall I bow...?
  13. Isaiah 44:20 Or is a companion of ashes
  14. Isaiah 44:20 Lit his soul
  15. Isaiah 44:22 Or cloud
  16. Isaiah 44:24 Or who was with Me?
  17. Isaiah 44:25 Lit signs
  18. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He makes
  19. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He turns
  20. Isaiah 44:26 Lit He performs
  21. Isaiah 44:28 Lit to say
  22. Isaiah 44:28 Lit You will be founded

Cross references

  1. Isaiah 44:1 : Is 41:8; Jer 30:10; 46:27, 28
  2. Isaiah 44:2 : Is 44:21, 24
  3. Isaiah 44:2 : Is 41:10
  4. Isaiah 44:2 : Is 43:5
  5. Isaiah 44:2 : Deut 32:15; 33:5, 26
  6. Isaiah 44:3 : Is 41:17; Ezek 34:26; Joel 3:18
  7. Isaiah 44:3 : Is 32:15; Joel 2:28
  8. Isaiah 44:3 : Is 61:9; 65:23
  9. Isaiah 44:4 : Lev 23:40; Job 40:22
  10. Isaiah 44:5 : Ex 13:9; Neh 9:38
  11. Isaiah 44:6 : Is 41:21; 43:15
  12. Isaiah 44:6 : Is 41:14; 43:1, 14
  13. Isaiah 44:6 : Is 41:4; 43:10; 48:12; Rev 1:8, 17; 22:13
  14. Isaiah 44:6 : Is 43:11; 44:8; 45:5, 6, 21
  15. Isaiah 44:7 : Is 41:22, 26
  16. Isaiah 44:8 : Is 42:9; 48:5
  17. Isaiah 44:8 : Is 43:10
  18. Isaiah 44:8 : Deut 4:35, 39; 1 Sam 2:2; Is 45:5; Joel 2:27
  19. Isaiah 44:8 : Is 17:10; 26:4; 30:29
  20. Isaiah 44:9 : Ps 97:7; Is 42:17; 44:11; 45:16
  21. Isaiah 44:10 : Is 41:29; Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18; Acts 19:26
  22. Isaiah 44:11 : Ps 97:7; Is 42:17; 44:9; 45:16
  23. Isaiah 44:12 : Is 40:19, 20; 41:6, 7; 46:6, 7; Jer 10:3-5; Hab 2:18
  24. Isaiah 44:13 : Is 41:7
  25. Isaiah 44:13 : Ps 115:5-7
  26. Isaiah 44:13 : Judg 17:4, 5; Ezek 8:10, 11
  27. Isaiah 44:15 : Is 44:17
  28. Isaiah 44:15 : 2 Chr 25:14
  29. Isaiah 44:17 : Is 44:15
  30. Isaiah 44:17 : 1 Kin 18:26, 28; Is 45:20
  31. Isaiah 44:18 : Is 1:3; Jer 10:8, 14
  32. Isaiah 44:18 : Ps 81:12; Is 6:9, 10; 29:10
  33. Isaiah 44:19 : Is 5:13; 44:18, 19; 45:20
  34. Isaiah 44:19 : Deut 27:15; 1 Kin 11:5, 7; 2 Kin 23:13, 14
  35. Isaiah 44:20 : Ps 102:9
  36. Isaiah 44:20 : Job 15:31; Hos 4:12; Rom 1:21, 22; 2 Thess 2:11; 2 Tim 3:13
  37. Isaiah 44:20 : Is 57:11; 59:3, 4, 13; Rom 1:25
  38. Isaiah 44:21 : Is 46:8; Zech 10:9
  39. Isaiah 44:21 : Is 44:1, 2
  40. Isaiah 44:21 : Is 49:15
  41. Isaiah 44:22 : Ps 51:1, 9; Is 43:25; Acts 3:19
  42. Isaiah 44:22 : Is 31:6; 55:7
  43. Isaiah 44:22 : Is 43:1; 48:20; 1 Cor 6:20; 1 Pet 1:18, 19
  44. Isaiah 44:23 : Ps 69:34; 96:11, 12; Is 42:10; 49:13
  45. Isaiah 44:23 : Ps 98:7, 8; 148:7, 9; Is 55:12
  46. Isaiah 44:23 : Is 43:1
  47. Isaiah 44:23 : Is 49:3; 61:3
  48. Isaiah 44:24 : Is 41:14; 43:14
  49. Isaiah 44:24 : Is 44:2
  50. Isaiah 44:24 : Is 40:22; 42:5; 45:12, 18; 51:13
  51. Isaiah 44:25 : Is 47:13
  52. Isaiah 44:25 : 2 Sam 15:31; Job 5:12-14; Ps 33:10; Is 29:14; Jer 51:57; 1 Cor 1:20, 27
  53. Isaiah 44:26 : Zech 1:6; Matt 5:18
  54. Isaiah 44:26 : Is 40:9
  55. Isaiah 44:26 : Jer 32:15, 44
  56. Isaiah 44:27 : Is 42:15; 50:2; Jer 50:38; 51:36
  57. Isaiah 44:28 : Is 45:1
  58. Isaiah 44:28 : 2 Chr 36:22, 23; Ezra 1:1; Is 14:32; 45:13; 54:11

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