Spiritual Blessing

44 “And now listen, Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.(A)
This is the word of the Lord
your Maker, the one who formed you from the womb:
He will help you.
Do not fear, Jacob my servant,
Jeshurun[a] whom I have chosen.(B)
For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit(C) on your descendants
and my blessing on your offspring.
They will sprout among[b] the grass
like poplars by flowing streams.
This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will use the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and take on the name of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. 44:2 = Upright One
  2. 44:4 Some Hb mss, DSS, LXX read as among

Yahweh Blesses Chosen Israel

44 “But now hear, Jacob my servant,
    and Israel, whom I have chosen.
Thus says Yahweh, who made you,
    and who formed you in[a] the womb and will help you:
you must not fear, my servant Jacob,
    and Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
For I will pour out water on a thirsty land
    and streams on dry ground.
I will pour my spirit out on your descendants[b]
    and my blessing on your offspring.
And they shall sprout among[c] the grass
    like willows by a watercourse of water.
This one will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh!’
    And that one will be called by the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand ‘Yahweh’s’
    and take the name[d] of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 Or “from”
  2. Isaiah 44:3 Hebrew “descendant”
  3. Isaiah 44:4 Literally “in between”
  4. Isaiah 44:5 Literally “he will be titled by the name”