Thus saith the Lord, that made thee, and formed [a]thee from the womb: he will help thee. Fear not, O Jacob, my servant, and thou righteous [b]whom I have chosen.

For I will pour water upon the [c]thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy buds.

And they [d]shall grow as among the grass, and as the willows by the rivers of waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 He treated and chose thee from the beginning of his own mercy, and before thou couldest merit anything.
  2. Isaiah 44:2 Whom God accepteth as righteous: or which haddest occasion thereunto because of the Law, and of thine holy vocation.
  3. Isaiah 44:3 Because man of himself is as the dry and barren land, he promiseth to moisten him with the waters of his holy Spirit, Joel 2:28; John 7:38; Acts 2:17.
  4. Isaiah 44:4 That is, thy children and posterity shall increase wonderfully after their deliverance from Babylon.

This is what the Lord says—
    he who made(A) you, who formed you in the womb,(B)
    and who will help(C) you:
Do not be afraid,(D) Jacob, my servant,(E)
    Jeshurun,[a](F) whom I have chosen.
For I will pour water(G) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(H)
I will pour out my Spirit(I) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(J) on your descendants.(K)
They will spring up like grass(L) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(M) by flowing streams.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.