One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and anothershallcallhimself by the name of Jacob; and anothershallsubscribewith his handunto the LORD, and surnamehimself by the name of Israel.
And who, as I, shallcall, and shalldeclare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancientpeople? and the thingsthat are coming, and shallcome, let themshewuntothem.
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I toldtheefromthattime, and havedeclared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
Theythatmake a gravenimage are all of themvanity; and theirdelectablethingsshall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; thatthey may be ashamed.
Behold, all his fellowsshall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gatheredtogether, let themstand up; yet theyshallfear, and theyshall be ashamedtogether.
The smithwith the tongsbothworketh in the coals, and fashioneth it withhammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strengthfaileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
The carpenterstretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it withplanes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
He heweth him downcedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himselfamong the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the raindothnourish it.
Thenshall it be for a man to burn: for he willtakethereof, and warmhimself; yea, he kindleth it, and bakethbread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a gravenimage, and fallethdownthereto.
He burnethpartthereof in the fire; withpartthereof he eatethflesh; he roastethroast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmethhimself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I haveseen the fire:
And the residuethereof he maketh a god, even his gravenimage: he fallethdownunto it, and worshippeth it, and prayethunto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
And noneconsidereth in his heart, neither is thereknowledge nor understanding to say, I haveburnedpart of it in the fire; yea, also I havebakedbreadupon the coalsthereof; I haveroastedflesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residuethereof an abomination? shall I falldown to the stock of a tree?
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORDhathdone it: shout, ye lowerparts of the earth: breakforthintosinging, ye mountains, O forest, and everytreetherein: for the LORDhathredeemedJacob, and glorifiedhimself in Israel.
Thussaith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he thatformedtheefrom the womb, I am the LORDthatmaketh all things; thatstretchethforth the heavensalone; thatspreadethabroad the earth by myself;
Thatconfirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; thatsaith to Jerusalem, Thoushalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I willraise up the decayedplacesthereof:
Thatsaith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shallperform all my pleasure: evensaying to Jerusalem, Thoushalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundationshall be laid.