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Isaiah
Chapter 44
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Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant;
and
Israel, whom I have chosen . . .
2
Thus said Jehovah/God Who manufactured {`asah} you,
and
formed/molded {yatsar} you
from
the womb . . . Who will help you.
Fear
not, O Jacob, My servant;
and
you, Jesurun/Jeshurun {Y@shuruwn},
whom
I have chosen.
{Note: Y@shuruwn - Jeshurun means "upright one". Some teach that it refers to the pivot of believers in Israel, and later in any client nation to God. It is similar to what is called the 'Pleroma' of the Church Age (from the Greek for 'fullness' - very mature believers filled with divine viewpoint).}
3
For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty,
and
floods upon the dry ground.
I
will pour My spirit upon your seed,
and
My blessing upon your offspring.
4
And they shall spring up as among the grass,
as
willows by the water courses.
5
One shall say, I am Jehovah/God's;
and
another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;
and
another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah/God,
and
surname himself by the name of Israel.
{The
Alpha and Omega}
6
Thus said Jehovah/God, the King of Israel,
and
His Redeemer
Jehovah/God
of the armies/hosts;
I
. . . {am} the First {in Greek this is Alpha},
and
I . . . {am} the last {in Greek this is Omega}.
And beside Me there is no 'Elohiym/Godhead.
7
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 show unto them.
8 Fear you not, neither be afraid.
Have I not told you from that time, and have declared it?
You are even My witnesses.
Is there a 'Elowahh/God beside Me?
Yes, there is no Rock {of God} {tsuwr}.
I know not any.
9
Those who make a graven image
are
all of them vanity/emptiness.
And
their delectable things shall not profit;
and
they are their own witnesses;
they
see not,
nor
know;
that
they may be ashamed.
10
Who has formed a god/'el, or molten a graven image
that
is profitable for anything?
11 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.
12
The smith with the tongs both works in the coals,
and
fashions it with hammers,
and
works it with the strength of his arms.
Yes,
he is hungry, and his strength fails . . .
he
drinks no water, and is faint.
13
The carpenter stretches out his rule;
he
marks it out with a line;
he
fits it with planes,
and
he marks it out with the compass,
and
makes it after the figure of a man,
according
to the beauty of a man . . .
that
it may remain in the house.
14
He hews him down cedars,
and
takes the cypress and the oak,
which
he strengthens for himself
among
the trees of the forest.
He plants an ash, and the rain does nourish it.
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn.
For
he will take thereof,
and
warm himself;
yes,
he kindles it, and bakes bread;
yes,
he makes a god/'el,
and
worships it;
he
makes it a graven image,
and
falls down thereto.
16
He burns part thereof in the fire;
with
part thereof he eats flesh;
he
roasts roast, and is satisfied.
Yes,
he warms himself, and said,
'Aha,
I am warm, I have seen the fire.'
17
And the residue thereof he makes a god/'el,
even
his graven image.
He
falls down unto it, and worships it, and prays unto it, and says,
'Deliver
me . . . for you are my god/'el.
18 They have not known nor understood.
For
he has shut their eyes,
that
they cannot see;
and
their hearts/'minds/'right lobes',
that
they cannot understand.
19
And none considers in his heart/'right lobe',
neither
is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
'I
have burned part of it in the fire.
Yes,
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?'
20 He feeds on ashes.
A
deceived heart/'right lobe' has turned him aside,
that
he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,
'Is
there not a lie in my right hand?'
21
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel . . .
for
you are My servant.
I have formed/molded you.
You
are My servant: O Israel,
you
shall not be forgotten by Me.
22~~
I {Jesus} have blotted out your transgressions
as
a thick cloud,
and,
your sins like a cloud of mist.
Return
to me {reversionist} . . .
for
I have already redeemed you.
23
Sing, O you heavens . . .
for
Jehovah/God has done it;
shout,
you lower parts of the earth;
break
forth into singing, you mountains;
O
forest, and every tree therein . . .
for
Jehovah/God has redeemed Jacob,
and
glorified himself in Israel.
24
Thus said Jehovah/God, your Redeemer,
and
he Who formed you from the womb,
I
am Jehovah/God
Who
makes all things;
Who
stretches forth the heavens alone;
Who
spreads abroad the earth by Myself. 25
Who
frustrates the tokens of the liars,
and
makes diviners mad.
Who
turns wise men backward,
and
makes their knowledge foolish. 26
Who
confirms the word of His servant,
and
performs the counsel of His messengers.
Who said to Jerusalem, 'You shall be inhabited'.
And to the cities of Judah, 'You shall be built.'
And I will raise up the decayed places thereof. 27
Who said to the deep, 'Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers.
{Testimony
of God Concerning Cyrus the Great being a Believer}
28~~Who
said of Cyrus,
He
is My shepherd,
and
shall perform all My pleasure/decrees . . .
even
saying to Jerusalem,
'You
shall be built' . . .
and
to the temple,
'Your
foundation shall be laid.' '
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