For (A)I will pour water on [a]the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will (B)pour out My Spirit on your (C)offspring,
And My blessing on your descendants;
And they will spring up [b]among the grass
Like (D)poplars by streams of water.’
This one will say, ‘I am the Lords’;
And that one [c]will call on the name of Jacob;
And another will (E)write [d]on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’
And will give himself Israel’s name with honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:3 Or him who is thirsty
  2. Isaiah 44:4 Another reading is like grass among the waters
  3. Isaiah 44:5 Another reading is will be called by the name of Jacob
  4. Isaiah 44:5 Or with

For I will pour water(A) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(B)
I will pour out my Spirit(C) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(D) on your descendants.(E)
They will spring up like grass(F) in a meadow,
    like poplar trees(G) by flowing streams.(H)
Some will say, ‘I belong(I) to the Lord’;
    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand,(J) ‘The Lord’s,’(K)
    and will take the name Israel.

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