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

God’s Blessing on Israel

44 But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
    Israel whom I have chosen!(A)
Thus says the Lord who made you,
    who formed you in the womb and will help you:
Do not fear, O Jacob my servant,
    Jeshurun whom I have chosen.(B)
For I will pour water on the thirsty land
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my spirit upon your descendants
    and my blessing on your offspring.(C)
They shall spring up like a green tamarisk,[a]
    like willows by flowing streams.
This one will say, “I am the Lord’s”;
    another will be called by the name of Jacob;
yet another will write on the hand, “The Lord’s,”
    and adopt the name of Israel.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 44.4 Q ms: MT in the midst of grass