XLIV. 1 And now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen;

2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, that will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, and (thou) Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and flowing streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon them that go forth of thee.

4 And they shall spring up in the midst of the grass, as willows by the water courses.

5 This one shall say, I am the ’s; and this shall call on the name of Jacob; and this shall write with his hand, The Lord's and entitle, In the name of Israel.

6 Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel, and his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts; I am the first, and I, am the last; and beside me there is no God.

7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall tell it, and state it in order for me? since I set up the people of old time? and things which are coming, and things which shall come, let them tell it to them.

8 Shudder not, and fear not: have I not caused thee to hear, from that time, and told it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? and there is no Rock: I know not (any).