{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/44","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T23:44:20.930Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":44,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":43,"nextChapter":45,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"thus saith Jehovah, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who helpeth thee, Fear not, Jacob, my servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the water-courses."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: I am Jehovah's, and surname himself by the name of Israel."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside me there is no God."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up: they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The iron-smith hath a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is faint."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The worker in wood stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with red chalk; he formeth it with sharp tools, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man: that it may remain in the house."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh it grow."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And it shall be for a man to burn, and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth it also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh, he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he is warm, and saith, Aha, I am become warm, I have seen the fire."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And with the remainder thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my god."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And none taketh it to heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and have also baked bread upon the coals thereof, I have roasted flesh, and eaten it, and with the rest thereof shall I make an abomination? shall I bow down to a block of wood?"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art my servant; I have formed thee: thou art my servant, Israel; thou shalt not be forgotten of me."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Sing, ye heavens; for Jehovah hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, the forest, and every tree therein! For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, the maker of all things; who alone stretched out the heavens, who did spread forth the earth by myself;"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will raise up their ruins;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"that saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and he shall perform all my pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid."}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 44 (DBT)","markdown":"[Isaiah 44](https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/44)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/44 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}