{"id":1563,"date":"2015-01-10T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa44\/"},"modified":"2019-07-24T11:16:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:16:41","slug":"isa44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa44\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 44<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, <span class=\"add\">which<\/span> will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>One shall say, I <span class=\"add\">am<\/span> the LORD\u2019S; and another shall call <span class=\"add\">himself<\/span> by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe <span class=\"add\">with<\/span> his hand unto the LORD, and surname <span class=\"add\">himself<\/span> by the name of Israel.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I <span class=\"add\">am<\/span> the first, and I <span class=\"add\">am<\/span> the last; and beside me <span class=\"add\">there is<\/span> no God.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared <span class=\"add\">it?<\/span> ye <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, <span class=\"add\">there is<\/span> no God; I know not <span class=\"add\">any.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>They that make a graven image <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> is profitable for nothing?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; <span class=\"add\">yet<\/span> they shall fear, <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> they shall be ashamed together.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The carpenter stretcheth out <span class=\"add\">his<\/span> 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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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 <span class=\"add\">it. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth <span class=\"add\">it,<\/span> and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth <span class=\"add\">it;<\/span> he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth <span class=\"add\">himself,<\/span> and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the residue thereof he maketh a god, <span class=\"add\">even<\/span> his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth <span class=\"add\">it,<\/span> and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou <span class=\"add\">art<\/span> my god.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span>They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; <span class=\"add\">and<\/span> their hearts, that they cannot understand.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And none considereth in his heart, neither <span class=\"add\">is there<\/span> 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 <span class=\"add\">it:<\/span> and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, <span class=\"add\">Is there<\/span> not a lie in my right hand? <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou <span class=\"add\">art<\/span> my servant: I have formed thee; thou <span class=\"add\">art<\/span> my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done <span class=\"add\">it:<\/span> 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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I <span class=\"add\">am<\/span> the LORD that maketh all <span class=\"add\">things;<\/span> that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise <span class=\"add\">men<\/span> backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That saith of Cyrus, <span class=\"add\">He is<\/span> 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. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Isaiah Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa28\">28<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa29\">29<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa30\">30<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa31\">31<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa32\">32<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa33\">33<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa34\">34<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa35\">35<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa36\">36<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa37\">37<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa38\">38<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa39\">39<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa40\">40<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa41\">41<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa42\">42<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa43\">43<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa44\">44<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa45\">45<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa46\">46<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa47\">47<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa48\">48<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa49\">49<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa50\">50<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa51\">51<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa52\">52<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa53\">53<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa54\">54<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa55\">55<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa56\">56<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa57\">57<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa58\">58<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa59\">59<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa60\">60<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa61\">61<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa62\">62<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa63\">63<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa64\">64<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa65\">65<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/isa66\">66<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>44 1\u00a0Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2\u00a0Thus 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. 3\u00a0For 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: 4\u00a0And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5\u00a0One shall say, I am the LORD\u2019S; 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. 6\u00a0Thus 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. 7\u00a0And 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. 8\u00a0Fear 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. 9\u00a0They 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. 10\u00a0Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11\u00a0Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-1563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-isaiah"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2980,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1563\/revisions\/2980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}