Isaiah Chapter 44

The Blessings of Israel

44:1 But now listen, O Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here
my servant; and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: vᵊyiśrā’ēl – The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, whom I have chosen:

44:2 So says YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
who made you, and formed you from the womb, Who will help you; Don’t fear, my servant Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here
, and you Jeshurunעֶלְיוֹן
Pronunciation: yesh-oo-roon’ proper masculine noun – “upright one”a symbolic name for Israel for more info click here
, whom I have chosen.

44:3 Just as I will pour water on the thirsty [land], and streams on the dry ground: so I will pour My Spiritרוּחִי
Pronunciation: rûḥî – Hebrew Noun: Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: my wind, my breath, my mind, my spirit For more info click here
on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:

44:4 And they shall flourish as among the grass like willows by the streams of water.
44:5 This one will say, I am YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
‘s; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here
; and another shall write I belong to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, and adopt the surname of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
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44:6 So says YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
the King of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, and its redeemerוְגֹאֲלוֹ
Transliteration:gā’al – Hebrew Verb: Qal Participle Active Masculine Singular Construct to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.):—× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
of hostsצְבָאוֹת
Transliteration:ṣāḇā’ Pronunciation: tsaw-baw’ From the Hebrew root word translated “hosts” is tzva’ which is a term that describes “military units.” They have specific functions to carry out in a military campaign. The two places these military units are located is in the sky and on the earth. Continue reading at: click here
; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. For more info click here
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44:7 Whoever will announce that he is like Me, let him speak out and report [everything that has happened] since I set up the everlasting people? And let them tell us foretell future signs and events.
44:8 Don’t ya’ll dread and don’t be afraid: haven’t I told you from long ago, and announced it? Ya’ll are My witnesses. Is there a Eloahאֱלוֹהַּ
Transliteration:’ĕlôha Pronunciation:el-o’-ah El appears in this form (El transl. God) rarely (shortened) אֱלֹהַּ ʼĕlôahh; probably prolonged (emphatic); a deity or the Deity:—God, god click here
beside Me? There is no Rockצוּר
Pronunciation:tsoor masculine noun – properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous):—edge, × (mighty) God (one), rock, × sharp, stone, × strength, × strong. for more info click here
; I don’t know [any].

44:9 Those that make a statues are empty; and the objects of their reverence will profit no one; and they are their own witnesses; they don’t see, or understand; so that they should be ashamed.
44:10 Who fashions a god, or cast an idol [that] profits  no one?
44:11 See, involved will be ashamed: and the artisans, they are but human! Let them all gather together and stand; let them fear, and be ashamed together.
44:12 The blacksmith [makes] an axe and works in the coals, and shapes it with hammers. He works on it with his strong  arms: though he is hungry and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and grows faint.
44:13 The carpenter stretches out a line; he marks [the wood] with a stylus; he works on it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and carves it into the shape of a man, with human beauty; so that it can stay in the house.
44:14 He cuts down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest: he plants a fir tree for the rain to nourish.
44:15 It will be for fuel : he will take some of it and warm himself, or burns it and bakes bread. Yet he also makes a god אֵל
Transliteration:ēl Pronunciation:ale — masculine noun — God, god-like one, mighty one occurs 245 times in 235 verses in the WLC Hebrew click here
, and bows down to [it]; he makes it a carved idol, and prostrates himself before it.

44:16 He burns half of it in fire; over this half he roasts meat, eats it, and is satisfied:  he warms himself and says, It feels so good, getting warm while watching the flames!
44:17 Then with the rest of it he makes into a god לְאֵל
Transliteration:lᵊ’ēl — masculine noun — God, god-like one, mighty one occurs 245 times in 235 verses in the WLC Hebrew click here
, as his carved idol: he bows down to it, and worships it, and prays to it, and says, Save me; because you are my god אֵלִי
Transliteration:ēl Pronunciation:ale — masculine noun — God, god-like one, mighty one occurs 245 times in 235 verses in the WLC Hebrew click here
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44:18 They don’t know or understand: because their eyes are shut, so that they can’t see; and their hearts too, so that they can’t understand.
44:19 And no one thinks to himself, or wisdom or insight  to say, I have burned half of it in the fire; also I have baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I bow to the stock of a tree?
44:20 The shepherd is ashes: a deceived mind has led him astray, so that he doesn’t saveיַצִּיל
Transliteration:yēšaʿ – he |save Hebrew Verb: Hiphil Imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd Person Masculine Singular yaṣṣîl to be safe; causatively, to free or succor:—× at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory, made safe – For more info click here
his soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration:nap̄šô Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: his soul, his self, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here
, or say, Isn’t this thing
in my right hand a fraud?

Exhortation to trust God’s mercy

44:21 Remember these thingsJacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here
and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:vᵊyiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
; because you are my servant: I have formed you; you are my servantIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, don’t
forget me.
44:22 I have wiped away your transgressions, like a thick mist, and your sins like a cloud; return to me; because I have redeemed youגְאַלְתִּיךָ
Transliteration:ḡᵊ’altîḵā – Hebrew Verb: Qal Perfect (qatal) First Person Common Singular to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.):—× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger For more info click here

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44:23 Sing, O heavensשָׁמַיִם
Pronunciation:shaw-mah’-yim Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere For more info click here
; because YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
has done [wonders]: shout for joy, ya’ll lower parts of the earth: break out into glad song, ya’ll mountains, O forest, and its trees: because YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
has redeemedגָּאַל
Transliteration:gā’al – Hebrew Verb: Qal Participle Active Masculine Singular Construct to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.):—× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger For more info click here
Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob (later called Israel) was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. for more info click here
, and glorified himself in in Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:yiśrā’ēl (and in Israel) The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord.[38] The earliest known archaeological artefact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
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44:24 So says YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, your redeemerגֹּאֲלֶךָ
Pronunciation:gō’ăleḵā – Hebrew Verb: Qal Participle Active Masculine Singular Construct to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.):—× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger For more info click here
, and he that formed you from the womb, I am YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
Who has made everything; who spread out the heavensשָׁמַיִם
Pronunciation:shaw-mah’-yim Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere For more info click here
and who firmed the earth by Myself;

44:25 Who abolishes the signs of the liars, and makes fools of diviners; who makes wise men retreat and makes their knowledge foolish;
44:26 Who confirms the word of His servant, and fulfills the counsel of His messengersמַלְאָכָיו
Transliteration:mal’āḵāyv his angels, his messengers, his agents, his ambassadors or his representatives. For more info click here
; Who says to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here
, you shall be lived in; and to the cities of Judahיְהוּדָה
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea For more info click here
, ya’ll shall be built, and I will rebuild is ruins:

44:27 Who says to the deep, Dry up, and I will dry out your rivers:
44:28 Who says of Cyrus, He is My shepherd, he will do everything I want: to saying to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַם
Transliteration: lîrûšālam – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here
, it shall be built; and to the temple, your foundation shall be laid.

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