1 “Jacob|strong="H3290", you|strong="H6258" are|strong="H3478" my|strong="H8085" servant|strong="H5650". Israel|strong="H3478", I|strong="H6258" chose|strong="H0977" you|strong="H6258". Listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H5650"!
2 I|strong="H3541" am|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H3541" made|strong="H6213" you|strong="H6213". I|strong="H3541" am|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" one|strong="H0408" who|strong="H3068" created|strong="H3335" you|strong="H6213". I|strong="H3541" have|strong="H5650" helped|strong="H5826" you|strong="H6213" since you|strong="H6213" were|strong="H5650" in|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" mother’s womb|strong="H0990". Jacob|strong="H3290", my|strong="H3068" servant|strong="H5650", don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" afraid|strong="H3372". Jeshurun|strong="H3484", I|strong="H3541" chose|strong="H0977" you|strong="H6213".
3 “I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H7307" pour|strong="H3332" water|strong="H4325" for|strong="H3588" thirsty|strong="H6771" people, and|strong="H4325" streams|strong="H5140" will|strong="H7307" flow|strong="H5140" through|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" desert. I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H7307" pour|strong="H3332" my|strong="H5921" Spirit|strong="H7307" on|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" children|strong="H2233", and|strong="H4325" I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H7307" bless your|strong="H5921" family|strong="H2233".
4 They|strong="H5921" will|strong="H4325" sprout|strong="H6779" like|strong="H5921" grass|strong="H2682" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" spring|strong="H6779" and|strong="H4325" grow|strong="H6779" like|strong="H5921" trees by|strong="H5921" streams|strong="H2988" of|strong="H5921" water|strong="H4325".
5 “One|strong="H2088" man will|strong="H3068" call|strong="H7121" himself|strong="H3027", ‘I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0559" LORD’S|strong="H3068".’ Another|strong="H2088" will|strong="H3068" use the|strong="H0559" name|strong="H8034", ‘Jacob|strong="H3290".’ Another|strong="H2088" man will|strong="H3068" sign|strong="H3789" his|strong="H3068" name|strong="H8034" as|strong="H3068" ‘The|strong="H0559" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Hand|strong="H3027".’ And|strong="H3068" another|strong="H2088" will|strong="H3068" use the|strong="H0559" name|strong="H8034", ‘Israel|strong="H3478".’”
6 The|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" is|strong="H0369" the|strong="H0559" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Israel|strong="H3478". The|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful is|strong="H0369" the|strong="H0559" one|strong="H0369" who|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" set Israel|strong="H3478" free. And|strong="H3068" he|strong="H0430" says|strong="H0559", “I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0559" only God|strong="H0430". There|strong="H0369" are|strong="H3478" no|strong="H0369" other|strong="H0369" gods|strong="H0430". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0559" Beginning|strong="H7223" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" End|strong="H0314".
7 There|strong="H5769" is|strong="H0834" no|strong="H4310" other God like|strong="H3644" me|strong="H5046". If|strong="H0834" there|strong="H5769" is|strong="H0834", that|strong="H0834" god should|strong="H4310" speak now|strong="H0935". Let|strong="H5046" him|strong="H5046" lay|strong="H7760" out|strong="H0935" everything|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" has|strong="H0834" done since|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" time|strong="H5769" I|strong="H0834" made|strong="H7760" these|strong="H5971" ancient|strong="H5769" people|strong="H5971". Let|strong="H5046" him|strong="H5046" show|strong="H5046" me|strong="H5046" the|strong="H0834" signs he|strong="H0834" gave|strong="H7121" long|strong="H5769" ago|strong="H5769" that|strong="H0834" prove he|strong="H0834" knew what|strong="H0834" would|strong="H4310" happen in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0834" future.
8 “Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H3808" afraid|strong="H6342"! Don’t|strong="H0408" worry. I|strong="H3045" am|strong="H3426" the|strong="H8085" one|strong="H0369" who|strong="H0369" always told|strong="H5046" you|strong="H0859" what|strong="H3045" would|strong="H3426" happen. You|strong="H0859" are|strong="H3426" my|strong="H8085" proof|strong="H5707". There|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" no|strong="H3808" other|strong="H0369" God|strong="H0433"; I|strong="H3045" am|strong="H3426" the|strong="H8085" only one|strong="H0369". There|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" no|strong="H3808" other|strong="H0369" ‘Rock’; I|strong="H3045" know|strong="H3045" I|strong="H3045" am|strong="H3426" the|strong="H8085" only one|strong="H0369".”
9 Some|strong="H1992" people|strong="H7200" make|strong="H3045" idols|strong="H6459", but|strong="H7200" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" worthless|strong="H3276". They|strong="H1992" love their|strong="H3605" statues, which are|strong="H1992" useless. Those|strong="H3605" who|strong="H3605" serve as|strong="H1992" witnesses|strong="H5707" for|strong="H4616" these|strong="H1992" statues cannot|strong="H1077" even see|strong="H7200". They|strong="H1992" don’t know|strong="H3045" enough to|strong="H0954" be|strong="H3605" ashamed|strong="H0954".
10 Who|strong="H4310" made|strong="H3335" these false gods|strong="H0410"? Who|strong="H4310" covered these useless statues?
11 Workers|strong="H2796" made|strong="H3605" them|strong="H1992", and|strong="H0120" the|strong="H3605" workers|strong="H2796" are|strong="H1992" only|strong="H3605" human|strong="H0120". If|strong="H2005" they|strong="H1992" all|strong="H3605" would|strong="H3605" come|strong="H6342" together|strong="H3162" before me|strong="H3605", we|strong="H2005" could discuss this|strong="H3605". Then|strong="H5975" they|strong="H1992" would|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" be|strong="H3605" ashamed|strong="H0954" and|strong="H0120" afraid|strong="H6342".
12 One|strong="H0369" worker uses his|strong="H3808" tools to|strong="H0369" heat iron|strong="H1270" over hot coals|strong="H6352". Then|strong="H1571" he|strong="H3808" uses his|strong="H3808" hammer|strong="H4717" to|strong="H0369" beat the|strong="H1571" metal to|strong="H0369" shape it|strong="H3335" into|strong="H4325" a|strong="H3808" statue. He|strong="H3808" uses his|strong="H3808" own powerful arms|strong="H2220", but|strong="H3808" when|strong="H1571" he|strong="H3808" gets|strong="H7456" hungry|strong="H7456", he|strong="H3808" loses his|strong="H3808" strength|strong="H2220". If he|strong="H3808" does|strong="H6466" not|strong="H3808" drink|strong="H8354" water|strong="H4325", he|strong="H3808" becomes|strong="H3286" weak|strong="H3808".
13 Another|strong="H0376" worker uses his|strong="H0376" string line and|strong="H1004" compass|strong="H4230" to|strong="H0376" draw lines on|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5186" wood|strong="H6086" to|strong="H0376" show|strong="H6213" where|strong="H1004" he|strong="H6213" should|strong="H0376" cut. Then|strong="H6213" he|strong="H6213" uses his|strong="H0376" chisels and|strong="H1004" cuts a|strong="H5186" statue from|strong="H0376" the|strong="H5186" wood|strong="H6086". He|strong="H6213" uses his|strong="H0376" calipers to|strong="H0376" measure the|strong="H5186" statue. In|strong="H3427" this|strong="H0376" way the|strong="H5186" worker makes|strong="H6213" the|strong="H5186" wood|strong="H6086" look exactly like|strong="H1004" a|strong="H5186" man|strong="H0376", and|strong="H1004" this|strong="H0376" statue of|strong="H1004" a|strong="H5186" man|strong="H0376" does|strong="H6213" nothing but|strong="H0376" sit|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5186" house|strong="H1004".
14 To|strong="H0553" split the|strong="H3947" cedar|strong="H0730" tree|strong="H6086", the|strong="H3947" worker took|strong="H3947" some oak|strong="H0437" or|strong="H6086" cypress|strong="H8645" wedges. To|strong="H0553" make|strong="H3772" sure he|strong="H3947" had plenty of|strong="H6086" wood|strong="H6086", he|strong="H3947" planted|strong="H5193" some pines. But|strong="H3947" it|strong="H3947" was|strong="H6086" the|strong="H3947" rain|strong="H1653" that made|strong="H3772" them|strong="H3947" grow|strong="H1431".
15 When|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3947" man|strong="H0120" wanted a|strong="H1961" fire, he|strong="H6213" took|strong="H3947" some|strong="H1992" of|strong="H0410" the|strong="H3947" wood to|strong="H1961" keep|strong="H2552" him|strong="H3947" warm|strong="H2552". He|strong="H6213" also|strong="H0637" used|strong="H1961" some|strong="H1992" of|strong="H0410" it|strong="H1961" to|strong="H1961" bake|strong="H0644" his|strong="H3947" bread|strong="H3899". But|strong="H1961" then|strong="H1961" he|strong="H6213" used|strong="H1961" that|strong="H1961" same wood to|strong="H1961" make|strong="H6213" a|strong="H1961" statue to|strong="H1961" worship|strong="H7812" as|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" god|strong="H0410"! That|strong="H1961" god|strong="H0410" is|strong="H0410" only a|strong="H1961" statue that|strong="H1961" he|strong="H6213" made|strong="H6213", but|strong="H1961" he|strong="H6213" bows|strong="H7812" down|strong="H7812" to|strong="H1961" it|strong="H1961"!
16 He|strong="H5921" burns|strong="H8313" half|strong="H2677" of|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" wood in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" fire|strong="H0784". He|strong="H5921" uses the|strong="H0559" fire|strong="H0784" to|strong="H0559" cook his|strong="H5921" meat|strong="H1320", and|strong="H0398" he|strong="H5921" eats|strong="H0398" the|strong="H0559" meat|strong="H1320" until|strong="H5921" he|strong="H5921" is|strong="H1320" full|strong="H7646". He|strong="H5921" burns|strong="H8313" the|strong="H0559" wood to|strong="H0559" keep|strong="H2552" himself warm|strong="H2552". He|strong="H5921" says|strong="H0559", “Good! Now I|strong="H7200" am warm|strong="H2552", and|strong="H0398" I|strong="H7200" can|strong="H7200" see|strong="H7200" by|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" light|strong="H0217" of|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" fire|strong="H0784".”
17 There is|strong="H0410" a|strong="H3588" little of|strong="H7611" the|strong="H0559" wood left|strong="H7611", so|strong="H6213" he|strong="H3588" makes|strong="H6213" a|strong="H3588" statue and|strong="H6419" calls|strong="H0413" it|strong="H3588" his|strong="H3588" god|strong="H0410". He|strong="H3588" bows|strong="H7812" down|strong="H7812" before|strong="H0413" it|strong="H3588" and|strong="H6419" worships|strong="H7812" it|strong="H3588". He|strong="H3588" prays|strong="H6419" to|strong="H0413" it|strong="H3588" and|strong="H6419" says|strong="H0559", “You|strong="H0859" are|strong="H0859" my|strong="H3588" god|strong="H0410", save|strong="H5337" me|strong="H0413"!”
18 People|strong="H3808" like|strong="H3808" that|strong="H3588" don’t|strong="H3808" know|strong="H3045" what|strong="H3045" they|strong="H3588" are|strong="H5869" doing! They|strong="H3588" don’t|strong="H3808" understand|strong="H0995". It|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3820" as|strong="H3588" if|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" have|strong="H5869" mud in|strong="H5869" their|strong="H3588" eyes|strong="H5869" so|strong="H3808" they|strong="H3588" cannot|strong="H3808" see|strong="H7200". Their|strong="H3588" minds|strong="H3820" cannot|strong="H3808" understand|strong="H0995".
19 They|strong="H5921" don’t|strong="H3808" realize what|strong="H5921" they|strong="H5921" are|strong="H6213" doing|strong="H6213". They|strong="H5921" aren’t smart enough|strong="H6213" to|strong="H0413" think|strong="H3820", “I|strong="H0559" burned|strong="H8313" half|strong="H2677" of|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" wood|strong="H6086" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" fire|strong="H0784". I|strong="H0559" used|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0559" hot|strong="H1513" coals|strong="H1513" to|strong="H0413" bake|strong="H0644" my|strong="H5921" bread|strong="H3899" and|strong="H7725" cook the|strong="H0559" meat|strong="H1320" I|strong="H0559" ate|strong="H0398". And|strong="H7725" I|strong="H0559" used|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0559" wood|strong="H6086" that|strong="H0559" was|strong="H3820" left|strong="H7725" to|strong="H0413" make|strong="H6213" this|strong="H0398" terrible thing|strong="H8441". I|strong="H0559" am worshiping a|strong="H5921" block|strong="H0944" of|strong="H5921" wood|strong="H6086"!”
20 Someone|strong="H5315" like|strong="H3808" that|strong="H0559" is|strong="H3820" deceived. They|strong="H3808" don’t|strong="H3808" know what they|strong="H3808" are|strong="H3820" doing. They|strong="H3808" cannot|strong="H3808" save|strong="H5315" themselves|strong="H5315", and|strong="H3820" they|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3820" not|strong="H3808" admit, “This|strong="H3820" statue I|strong="H5315" am holding is|strong="H3820" a|strong="H5186" lie|strong="H8267"!”
21 “Jacob|strong="H3290", remember|strong="H2142" these|strong="H0428" things|strong="H0428"!
22 Your|strong="H7725" sins|strong="H2403" were like|strong="H7725" a|strong="H3588" big cloud|strong="H6051",
23 Skies, rejoice|strong="H7442" for|strong="H3588" what|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" done|strong="H6213".
24 The|strong="H3605" one|strong="H3605" who|strong="H3605" rescued you|strong="H3605" is|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068",
25 False prophets tell lies, but|strong="H7725" the|strong="H7725" Lord shows that|strong="H7725" their|strong="H7725" lies are|strong="H2450" false. He|strong="H7725" makes fools of|strong="H1847" those|strong="H7080" who|strong="H2450" do magic. He|strong="H7725" confuses even the|strong="H7725" wise|strong="H2450". They think they know|strong="H1847" a|strong="H7725" lot, but|strong="H7725" he|strong="H7725" makes them|strong="H7725" look foolish|strong="H5528".
26 The|strong="H0559" Lord sends his|strong="H6965" servants|strong="H5650" to|strong="H0559" tell|strong="H0559" his|strong="H6965" messages|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H3427", and|strong="H6965" he|strong="H3389" makes|strong="H0559" those messages|strong="H1697" come|strong="H6965" true. He|strong="H3389" sends messengers|strong="H4397" to|strong="H0559" tell|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H3427" what|strong="H1697" they|strong="H0559" should|strong="H0559" do|strong="H7999", and|strong="H6965" he|strong="H3389" proves that|strong="H1697" the|strong="H0559" advice|strong="H6098" is|strong="H1697" good|strong="H6965".
27 He|strong="H0559" tells|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" deep waters, “Become|strong="H3001" dry|strong="H3001"!
28 He|strong="H3389" says|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0559" Cyrus|strong="H3566", “You|strong="H3605" are my|strong="H3605" shepherd|strong="H7473".