19 And no one aconsiders in his heart,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
“I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
“I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
20 He feeds on ashes;
aA deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a blie in my right hand?”
aA deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a blie in my right hand?”
Israel Is Not Forgotten
21 “Remember these, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will not be aforgotten by Me!
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will not be aforgotten by Me!
22 aI have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for bI have redeemed you.”
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for bI have redeemed you.”
23 aSing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And bglorified Himself in Israel.
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And bglorified Himself in Israel.
Judah Will Be Restored
24 Thus says the Lord, ayour Redeemer,
And bHe who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who makes all things,
cWho stretches out the heavens1 all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
And bHe who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who makes all things,
cWho stretches out the heavens1 all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
25 Who afrustrates the signs bof the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
cAnd makes their knowledge foolishness;
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
cAnd makes their knowledge foolishness;
26 aWho confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
28 Who says of aCyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, b“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, b“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Isaiah 44:21.
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