Isaiah 44:1-8 ▼

1 |But now listen, Jacob my servant and Israel whom I have chosen:

2 This what the LORD says, the one who made you, formed you from the womb, and who will help you: |Don't be afraid, Jacob my servant, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.

4 They'll spring up as among the green grass, like willows by flowing streams.

5 One will say, 'I belong to the LORD,' and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will have written on his hand, 'the LORD's,' and will adopt the name of Israel.|

6 This is what the LORD says, the King of Israel and its Redeemer— the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name— |I am the first and I am the last, and apart from me there is no God.

7 Who is like me? Let him proclaim and declare it, and lay it out for himself— since he made an ancient people. And let him speak future events; let them tell him what will happen.

8 Don't tremble, and don't be afraid. Didn't I tell you and announce it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? There is no other Rock— I don't know of any.|