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No God Besides Yahweh

44 “But now hear, O Jacob, My (A)servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen:
Thus says Yahweh who made you
And (B)formed you from the womb, who (C)will help you,
(D)Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
And you (E)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
For (F)I will pour out water on [a]the thirsty ground
And streams on the dry land;
I will (G)pour out My Spirit on your (H)seed
And My blessing on your offspring;
And they will spring up [b]among the grass
Like (I)poplars by streams of water.’
This one will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s’;
And this one [c]will call on the name of Jacob;
And this one will (J)write [d]on his hand, ‘Belonging to Yahweh,’
And will name Israel’s name with honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:3 Or him who is thirsty
  2. Isaiah 44:4 Or like grass among the waters
  3. Isaiah 44:5 Or will be called by the name of Jacob
  4. Isaiah 44:5 Or with

The Lord Comforts His People

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But now listen, O Jacob my servant,
O Israel, whom I have chosen.
This is what the Lord, your Maker, says,
the Lord who formed you from the womb, who will help you.
    Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob,

    Jeshurun,[a] whom I have chosen,
    because I will pour out water upon a thirsty land,
    and streams of water upon dry ground.
    I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,
    and my blessing on your descendants.
    They will spring up like a tree in a grassy meadow,[b]
    like willows beside flowing streams.

    One person will say, “I belong to the Lord.”
    Another will be called by the name of Jacob.
    Another will write on his hand, “Belonging to the Lord,”
    and he will take the name of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun is another name for Israel. It means the upright one.
  2. Isaiah 44:4 The translation follows the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah and some other manuscripts. The standard Hebrew text reads spring up between the grass.