44 The Lord says, “·People of Jacob, you are my servants [^LJacob, my servant]. Listen to me!
    ·People of Israel, I chose you [^LIsrael, my chosen; 41:8].”
² This is what the Lord says, who made you,
    who formed you in ·your mother’s body [^Lthe womb],
    who will help you:
“·People of Jacob, my servants [^LJacob, my servant], don’t be afraid.
    ·Israel [^LJeshurun; ^Cthe location of the Temple; Deut. 32:15; 33:5, 26], I chose you.
³ I will pour out water for the thirsty land
    and make streams flow on dry land.
I will pour out my Spirit ·into your children [on your descendants/offspring/seed]
    and my blessing on your ·descendants [offspring].
⁴ ·Your children [^LThey] will ·grow [sprout up] like a tree in the grass,
    like ·poplar trees [or willows] growing beside streams of water.
⁵ One person will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’
    and another will use the name Jacob.
Another will ·sign his name [or write on his hand] ‘I am the Lord’s,’
    and another will ·use [call himself by] the name Israel.”