1But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel,…
2This is the word of the LORD, your…
3For I will pour water on the thirsty…
4They will sprout among the grass like willows…
5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’…
6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer…
7Who then is like Me? Let him say…
8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not…
9All makers of idols are nothing, and the…
10Who fashions a god or casts an idol…
11Behold, all his companions will be put to…
12The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over…
13The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks…
14He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress…
15It serves as fuel for man. He takes…
16He burns half of it in the fire,…
17From the rest he makes a god, his…
18They do not comprehend or discern, for He…
19And no one considers in his heart, no…
20He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has…
21Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are…
22I have blotted out your transgressions like a…
23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD…
24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed…
25who foils the signs of false prophets and…
26who confirms the message of His servant and…
27who says to the depths of the sea,…
28who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill…
