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20 He tends ashes. A deceived mind has lead him astray. It cannot be his life,[a] nor can he say, “There’s a lie in my right hand.”[b]

A Call to Remembrance and Joy

21 “Remember these things, Jacob,
    Israel,[c] for you are my servant.
I have formed you;
    you are a servant to me.
        Israel,[d] you must not mislead me.[e]
22 I’ve wiped away your transgressions like a cloud
    and your sins like mist.
Return to me;
    because I’ve redeemed you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:20 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX read He does not save his life
  2. Isaiah 44:20 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX read “There’s no lie in my right hand, is there?”
  3. Isaiah 44:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX read and Israel
  4. Isaiah 44:21 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsab LXX read and Israel
  5. Isaiah 44:21 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT read you won’t be forgotten by me; LXX reads don’t forget me