Isaiah 44:1–8

Yet now hear, aO Jacob my servant;

And aIsrael, whom I have chosen:

2  Thus saith the Lord bthat made thee,

And cformed thee from the womb, which will help thee;

cFear not, aO Jacob, my servant;

And thou, dJesurun, awhom I have chosen.

3  For eI will pour water upon him that is thirsty,

And floods upon the dry ground:

fI will pour my spirit upon thy seed,

And my blessing upon thine goffspring:

4  And ethey shall spring up as among the grass,

As hwillows by ithe water courses.

5  One shall say, I am the Lord’s;

And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob;

And another shall ksubscribe with his hand unto the Lord,

And lsurname himself by the name of Israel.

6  Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel,

And mhis redeemer the Lord of hosts;

I nam the first, and I am the last;

And obeside me there is no God.

7  And pwho, as I, shall call,

And shall declare it, and set it in order for me,

Since I qappointed the ancient people?

And rthe things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

8  Fear ye not, neither be afraid:

sHave not I told thee tfrom that time,

And have declared it? uye are even my witnesses.

ovwIs there a God beside me?

Yea, wthere is no †God; I know not any.