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20 He is feeding on ashes.
A deceived heart has led him astray,
so he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,
“Isn’t what is in my right hand a fraud?”

21 Remember these things, Jacob,
and Israel, for you are My servant.
I formed you, you are My servant.
Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me!
22 I have blotted out your transgressions
like a thick cloud and your sins like a mist.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”

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20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(A) a deluded(B) heart misleads him;
    he cannot save himself, or say,
    “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(C)

21 “Remember(D) these things, Jacob,
    for you, Israel, are my servant.(E)
I have made you, you are my servant;(F)
    Israel, I will not forget you.(G)
22 I have swept away(H) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return(I) to me,
    for I have redeemed(J) you.”

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