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==Chapter .44==
==Chapter .44==
[1]
[1]"But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
"But now hear, O Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!
Israel whom I have chosen!
[2] Thus says the LORD who made you,
[2] Thus says the LORD who made you,
and another will write on his hand, `The LORD's,'
and another will write on his hand, `The LORD's,'
and surname himself by the name of Israel."
and surname himself by the name of Israel."
[6] Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel
[6] <u>Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel
and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
"I am the first and I am the last;
"I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
besides me there is no god.</u>
[7] Who is like me? Let him proclaim it,
[7] Who is like me? Let him proclaim it,
let him declare and set it forth before me.
let him declare and set it forth before me.
Is there a God besides me?
Is there a God besides me?
There is no Rock; I know not any."
There is no Rock; I know not any."
[9]
[9]All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.
All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.
[10] Who fashions a god or casts an image, that is profitable for nothing?
[10] Who fashions a god or casts an image, that is profitable for nothing?
[11] Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are but men; let them all assemble, let them stand forth, they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together.
[11] Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are but men; let them all assemble, let them stand forth, they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together.
[12]
[12]The ironsmith fashions it and works it over the coals; he shapes it with hammers, and forges it with his strong arm; he becomes hungry and his strength fails, he drinks no water and is faint.
The ironsmith fashions it and works it over the coals; he shapes it with hammers, and forges it with his strong arm; he becomes hungry and his strength fails, he drinks no water and is faint.
[13] The carpenter stretches a line, he marks it out with a pencil; he fashions it with planes, and marks it with a compass; he shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
[13] The carpenter stretches a line, he marks it out with a pencil; he fashions it with planes, and marks it with a compass; he shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
[16] Half of it he burns in the fire; over the half he eats flesh, he roasts meat and is satisfied; also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!"
[16] Half of it he burns in the fire; over the half he eats flesh, he roasts meat and is satisfied; also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!"
[17] And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol; and falls down to it and worships it; he prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for thou art my god!"
[17] And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol; and falls down to it and worships it; he prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for thou art my god!"
[18]
[18]They know not, nor do they discern; for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their minds, so that they cannot understand.
They know not, nor do they discern; for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their minds, so that they cannot understand.
[19] No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire, I also baked bread on its coals, I roasted flesh and have eaten; and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
[19] No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire, I also baked bread on its coals, I roasted flesh and have eaten; and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"