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1. But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.
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1. Yet now H6258 hear H8085 , O Jacob H3290 my servant H5650 ; and Israel H3478 , whom I have chosen H977 :
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2. Thus saith the Lord God that made thee, and he that formed thee from the womb; Thou shalt yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 that made H6213 thee , and formed H3335 thee from the womb H4480 H990 , which will help H5826 thee; Fear H3372 not H408 , O Jacob H3290 , my servant H5650 ; and thou, Jesurun H3484 , whom I have chosen H977 .
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3. For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessings upon thy children:
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3. For H3588 I will pour H3332 water H4325 upon H5921 him that is thirsty H6771 , and floods H5140 upon H5921 the dry ground H3004 : I will pour H3332 my spirit H7307 upon H5921 thy seed H2233 , and my blessing H1293 upon H5921 thine offspring H6631 :
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4. and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on the banks of running water.
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4. And they shall spring up H6779 as among H996 the grass H2682 , as willows H6155 by H5921 the water H4325 courses H2988 .
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5. One shall say, I am God’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God’s, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.
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5. One H2088 shall say H559 , I H589 am the LORD H3068 's ; and another H2088 shall call H7121 himself by the name H8034 of Jacob H3290 ; and another H2088 shall subscribe H3789 with his hand H3027 unto the LORD H3068 , and surname H3655 himself by the name H8034 of Israel H3478 .
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6. Thus saith God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; Re 1:17 I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God.
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6. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 the King H4428 of Israel H3478 , and his redeemer H1350 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; I H589 am the first H7223 , and I H589 am the last H314 ; and beside H4480 H1107 me there is no H369 God H430 .
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7. Who is like me? let him stand, and call, and declare, and prepare for me from the time that I made man for ever; and let them tell you the things that are coming before they arrive.
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7. And who H4310 , as I , shall call H7121 , and shall declare H5046 it , and set it in order H6186 for me , since I appointed H4480 H7760 the ancient H5769 people H5971 ? and the things that are coming H857 , and shall come H935 , let them show H5046 unto them.
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8. Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have ye not heard from the beginning, and have not I told you? ye are witnesses if there is a God beside me.
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8. Fear H6342 ye not H408 , neither H408 be afraid H7297 : have not H3808 I told H8085 thee from that time H4480 H227 , and have declared H5046 it ? ye H859 are even my witnesses H5707 . Is there H3426 a God H433 beside H4480 H1107 me? yea, there is no H369 God H6697 ; I know H3045 not H1077 any .
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9. But they that framed false gods did not then hearken; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed
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9. They that make H3335 a graven image H6459 are all H3605 of them vanity H8414 ; and their delectable things H2530 shall not H1077 profit H3276 ; and they H1992 are their own witnesses H5707 ; they see H7200 not H1077 , nor H1077 know H3045 ; that H4616 they may be ashamed H954 .
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10. that form a god, and all that grave worthless things:
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10. Who H4310 hath formed H3335 a god H410 , or molten H5258 a graven image H6459 that is profitable H3276 for nothing H1115 ?
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11. and all by whom they were made are withered: yea, let all the deaf be gathered from among men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together:
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11. Behold H2005 , all H3605 his fellows H2270 shall be ashamed H954 : and the workmen H2796 , they H1992 are of men H4480 H120 : let them all H3605 be gathered together H6908 , let them stand up H5975 ; yet they shall fear H6342 , and they shall be ashamed H954 together H3162 .
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12. For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.
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12. The blacksmith H2796 H1270 with the tongs H4621 both worketh H6466 in the coals H6352 , and fashioneth H3335 it with hammers H4717 , and worketh H6466 it with the strength H3581 of his arms H2220 : yea H1571 , he is hungry H7456 , and his strength H3581 faileth H369 : he drinketh H8354 no H3808 water H4325 , and is faint H3286 .
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13. The artificer having chosen a piece of wood, marks it out with a rule, and fits it with glue, and makes it as the form of a man, and as the beauty of a man, to set it up in the house.
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13. The carpenter H2796 H6086 stretcheth out H5186 his rule H6957 ; he marketh it out H8388 with a line H8279 ; he fitteth H6213 it with planes H4741 , and he marketh it out H8388 with the compass H4230 , and maketh H6213 it after the figure H8403 of a man H376 , according to the beauty H8597 of a man H120 ; that it may remain H3427 in the house H1004 .
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14. He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, even a pine tree, and the rain made it grow,
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14. He heweth him down H3772 cedars H730 , and taketh H3947 the cypress H8645 and the oak H437 , which he strengtheneth H553 for himself among the trees H6086 of the forest H3293 : he planteth H5193 an ash H766 , and the rain H1653 doth nourish H1431 it .
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15. that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yea, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and of the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them.
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15. Then shall it be H1961 for a man H120 to burn H1197 : for he will take H3947 thereof H4480 , and warm H2552 himself; yea H637 , he kindleth H5400 it , and baketh H644 bread H3899 ; yea H637 , he maketh H6466 a god H410 , and worshipeth H7812 it ; he maketh H6213 it a graven image H6459 , and falleth down H5456 thereto.
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16. Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire.
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16. He burneth H8313 part H2677 thereof in H1119 the fire H784 ; with H5921 part H2677 thereof he eateth H398 flesh H1320 ; he roasteth H6740 roast H6748 , and is satisfied H7646 : yea H637 , he warmeth H2552 himself , and saith H559 , Aha H1889 , I am warm H2552 , I have seen H7200 the fire H217 :
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17. And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for thou art my God.
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17. And the residue H7611 thereof he maketh H6213 a god H410 , even his graven image H6459 : he falleth down H5456 unto it , and worshipeth H7812 it , and prayeth H6419 unto H413 it , and saith H559 , Deliver H5337 me; for H3588 thou H859 art my god H410 .
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18. They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart.
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18. They have not H3808 known H3045 nor H3808 understood H995 : for H3588 he hath shut H2902 their eyes H5869 , that they cannot see H4480 H7200 ; and their hearts H3820 , that they cannot understand H4480 H7919 .
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19. And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.
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19. And none H3808 considereth H7725 in H413 his heart H3820 , neither H3808 is there knowledge H1847 nor H3808 understanding H8394 to say H559 , I have burned H8313 part H2677 of it in H1119 the fire H784 ; yea H637 , also I have baked H644 bread H3899 upon H5921 the coals H1513 thereof ; I have roasted H6740 flesh H1320 , and eaten H398 it : and shall I make H6213 the residue H3499 thereof an abomination H8441 ? shall I fall down H5456 to the stock H944 of a tree H6086 ?
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20. Know thou that their heart is ashes, and they err, and no one is able to deliver his soul: see, ye will not say, There is a lie in my right hand.
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20. He feedeth H7462 on ashes H665 : a deceived H2048 heart H3820 hath turned him aside H5186 , that he cannot H3808 deliver H5337 H853 his soul H5315 , nor H3808 say H559 , Is there not H3808 a lie H8267 in my right hand H3225 ?
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21. Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant; I have formed thee to be my servant: and do thou, Israel, not forget me.
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21. Remember H2142 these H428 , O Jacob H3290 and Israel H3478 ; for H3588 thou H859 art my servant H5650 : I have formed H3335 thee; thou H859 art my servant H5650 : O Israel H3478 , thou shalt not H3808 be forgotten H5382 of me.
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22. For behold, I have blotted out as a cloud thy transgressions, and thy sin as darkness: turn to me, and I will redeem thee.
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22. I have blotted out H4229 , as a thick cloud H5645 , thy transgressions H6588 , and , as a cloud H6051 , thy sins H2403 : return H7725 unto H413 me; for H3588 I have redeemed H1350 thee.
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23. Rejoice, ye heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, ye foundations of the earth: ye mountains, shout with joy, ye hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
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23. Sing H7442 , O ye heavens H8064 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath done H6213 it : shout H7321 , ye lower parts H8482 of the earth H776 : break forth H6476 into singing H7440 , ye mountains H2022 , O forest H3293 , and every H3605 tree H6086 therein: for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath redeemed H1350 Jacob H3290 , and glorified himself H6286 in Israel H3478 .
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24. Thus saith the Lord that redeems thee, and who formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that performs all things: I stretched out the heaven alone, and established the earth.
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24. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , thy redeemer H1350 , and he that formed H3335 thee from the womb H4480 H990 , I H595 am the LORD H3068 that maketh H6213 all H3605 things ; that stretcheth forth H5186 the heavens H8064 alone H905 ; that spreadeth abroad H7554 the earth H776 by H854 myself;
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25. Who else will frustrate the tokens of Gr. ventriloquists those that have divining spirits, and prophecies See Hebrew from the heart of man? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness;
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25. That frustrateth H6565 the tokens H226 of the liars H907 , and maketh diviners mad H1984 H7080 ; that turneth H7725 wise H2450 men backward H268 , and maketh their knowledge foolish H5528 H1847 ;
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26. and confirming the word of his servant, and verifying the counsel of his messengers: who says to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Idumea, Ye shall be built, and her desert places shall spring forth.
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26. That confirmeth H6965 the word H1697 of his servant H5650 , and performeth H7999 the counsel H6098 of his messengers H4397 ; that saith H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Thou shalt be inhabited H3427 ; and to the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , Ye shall be built H1129 , and I will raise up H6965 the decayed places H2723 thereof:
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27. Who says to the deep, Thou shalt be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers.
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27. That saith H559 to the deep H6683 , Be dry H2717 , and I will dry up H3001 thy rivers H5104 :
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28. Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.
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28. That saith H559 of Cyrus H3566 , He is my shepherd H7462 , and shall perform H7999 all H3605 my pleasure H2656 : even saying H559 to Jerusalem H3389 , Thou shalt be built H1129 ; and to the temple H1964 , Thy foundation shall be laid H3245 .
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