¹ Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, ² This is what the LORD who made you,
“Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; ³ For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, ⁴ and they will spring up among the grass, ⁵ One will say, ‘I am the LORD’s.’ ⁶ This is what the LORD, the King of Israel,
“I am the first, and I am the last; ⁷ Who is like me?
since I established the ancient people? ⁸ Don’t fear,
Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, ⁹ Everyone who makes a carved image is vain. ¹⁰ Who has fashioned a god, ¹¹ Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed;
Let them all be gathered together.
Let them stand up. ¹² The blacksmith takes an ax, ¹³ The carpenter stretches out a line. ¹⁴ He cuts down cedars for himself, ¹⁵ Then it will be for a man to burn;
Yes, he burns it and bakes bread.
Yes, he makes a god and worships it; ¹⁶ He burns part of it in the fire. ¹⁷ The rest of it he makes into a god, ¹⁸ They don’t know, neither do they consider, ¹⁹ No one thinks,
“I have burned part of it in the fire.
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. ²⁰ He feeds on ashes. ²¹ Remember these things, Jacob and Israel, ²² I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, ²³ Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! ²⁴ The LORD, your Redeemer,
“I am the LORD, who makes all things; ²⁵ who frustrates the signs of the liars, ²⁶ who confirms the word of his servant, ²⁷ who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ ²⁸ who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’