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that her 1iniquity is pardoned; 'that' she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.

The voice of one! 2that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make straight in the 4 desert a high way for our God. °Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places "plain: 5 and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD 6 hath spoken it. The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the 1 flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the 'breath of the LORD bloweth upon it: 8 surely the people is grass. °The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

9) 70 thou that "tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of 10 Judah, Behold, your God! Behold, the Lord GOD will come las a mighty one', and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and 11 his recompence before him.

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shall feed his flock like a shepherd, he shall gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that give suck'.

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 13 °Who hath directed the spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath 14 taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgement, and taught him knowledge, and shewed

to him the way of understanding? 15 °Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, 10he taketh up the isles as a very little 16 thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof suffi(17) cient for a burnt offering. All the

nations are as nothing before him; they are counted to him less than 18 nothing, and 12vanity. To whom then

will ye liken God? or what likeness *19) will ye compare unto him? °The graven image, a workman 'melted it',

and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth for it silver 20 chains. "He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to 13iset up a graven image, that shall not be 21 moved. Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have, ye not 14understood from the foundations of 22 the earth? It is he that sitteth 15upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as 16a curtain, and spreadeth them out (23 as a tent to dwell in that bringeth

princes to nothing; he maketh the (24 judges of the earth as 12vanity. 17Yea, they have not been' planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind 'taketh them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me,

that I should be equal to him? (26 saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, 18and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by Iname; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking".

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Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgement is (28 passed away from my God? °Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?

8 Or, good tidings

9 Or, Imeted out

14 Or, understood the foundations
15 Or, labovel
16 Or, Igauzel

17 Or, Scarce are they planted, Iscarce are they sown, Iscarcel hath their stock taken root in the earth, when he bloweth upon them &c.

18 Or, and see: who hath created these? he that &c.

1the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increas30 eth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young (31 men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples' renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near (2 together to judgement. "Who 'hath' raised up 'one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? The giveth' nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his 3 bow. He 'pursueth' them, and 'pass

eth on safely; even by a way that 4 he had not gone with his feet. "Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last, (5 I am he. The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth 'trembled: they' 6 drew near, and came. They helped

every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good 7) courage. So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that Ismiteth the anvil, saying "of the Isoldering', It is good and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

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But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of 9 Abraham my friend; thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the Icorners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen 10 thee and not cast thee away; fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with

1 Or, the LORD is an everlasting God, the Creator...\he fainteth not &c.

Or, whom righteousness calleth to its foot Or, whom righteous

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the right hand of my righteousness. (11) Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall per12 ish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that 'contend' with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of 13 nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 14 °Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and 5thy redeemer is the 15 Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as 16 chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, 'thou' shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. (17 The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not 18 forsake them. I will open rivers

on the bare heights', and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. (19 °I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the 'acacial tree, and the myrtle,

and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, the "pine, and the 20 box tree together: that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

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Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith 22) the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and 'declare unto us what shall happen: 'declare ye the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or 'shew! us things for 23 to come. Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and

XLI. 1 people; 2 the righteous passed.. the; 5 (it).. were afraid; I (they); 12 contended; 16 And; shew.. Let them shew.. declare;

24 behold it together. Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name and he shall come upon

rulers as upon mortar, and as the 26) potter treadeth clay. Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none * 27 that heareth your words. 91/1 first will say unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem (28) one that bringeth good tidings.

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Iwhen I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I 'ask' of them, 'can' 29) answer a word. °2Behold, all 'of them', their works are vanity land nought: their molten images are wind and confusion.

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421 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen', in whom my soul delighteth I have put my spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgement 2 to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be 3 heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the 'smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall 4 bring forth judgement 'in' truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgement in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law. 5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread 'abroad' the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that 6 walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, 7 for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon', and them that sit in darkness out of the prison 8 house. I am the LORD; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise untol 9 graven images. Behold, the former

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things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and 11 the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of SISela sing, let them shout from the 12 top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his 13 praise in the islands. "The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man; he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, 'he shall shout aloud; he shall idol mightily' against 14 his enemies. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will 10lgasp! *(15 and 'pant together. "I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry

up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up (16) the pools. And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them I will make darkness light before them, and crooked 'places' straight. These things will I do, * 17 11and I will not forsake them. They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say lunto' molten images, Ye are our gods.

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Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, 19 that ye may see. "Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I 'send? who is blind as he that is 12 at peace with me, and 20 blind as the LORD'S servant? Thou seest' many things, but thou observest not; 'his' ears are open', but he hear21) eth not. It' pleased the LORD, for

his righteousness' sake, 'to! 18magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, 23 Restore. Who is there' among you that will give ear to this? that will

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11 Or, and will not forbear

12 Or, made perfect Or, Irecompensed

13 Or, I make the teaching great and glorious

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hearken and hear for the time to come? 24) °Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD? he against whom we have sinned, 'and' in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto his *(25 law. "Therefore he poured upon

him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

431 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. 2 °When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be 'burned'; neither shall the flame 3 kindle upon thee. For I am the

LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy saviour; I have given! Egypt 'as' thy ransom, Ethiopia and 4 Seba for thee. Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, 5 and 'peoples' for thy life. Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee 6 from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the lend! (7 of the earth; every one that is called by my name, 'and whom I have created for my glory; I have formed 8 him; yea, I have made him. Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, (9 and the deaf that have ears. 08 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples' be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and 10 say, It is truth. Ye are my wit

nesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall 11 there be after me. °I, even I, am

Thou hast been

the LORD; and beside me there is 12 no saviour. I have declared, and I have saved, and I have shewed, land' there was no strange god among you therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God. *13 °Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out

of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoic15 ing. I am the LORD, your Holy

One, the Creator of Israel, your 16 King. Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path (17 in the mighty waters; which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as "fax": 18 °Remember ye not the former things,

neither consider the things of old. 19) Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the 20 desert. The beasts of the field shall honour me, the jackals and the ostriches1: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, 21 my chosen: the people which I

formed for myself, 10that they might 22 set forth my praise. Yet thou hast

not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Is*23 rael. Thou hast not brought me the

small cattle of thy burnt offerings: neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not 'made' thee to serve with offerings', nor wearied thee with frankincense'. * 24 °Thou hast bought me no 12sweet

cane with money, neither hast thou 13filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 °I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins. 26 °Put me in remembrance; let us

plead together: Iset thou forth thy cause, that thou mayest be justified. (27 °Thy first father sinned, and 'thine 1interpreters have transgressed against 28 me. °Therefore I will profanel the

Sprinces of the sanctuary, and 'I 'will make Jacob la curse, and 441 Israel la reviling'. "Yet now hear,

O Jacob my servant; and Israel, 2 whom I have chosen: thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, 'who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have 3 chosen. For I will pour water upon "him that is thirsty, and Istreams' upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my (4 blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up among the grass, 5 as willows by the watercourses. One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by 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. 1010And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass', let them 8) declare'. °Fear ye not, neither be afraid have I not declared unto1 thee of old', and 'shewed it? 'and' ye are my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no (9 Rock'; I know not any. They that fashion a graven image are all of them 12vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 °Who hath fashioned a god, or molten a graven image that is profit(11 able for nothing? Behold, 18all his

fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall

12 be ashamed together. The smith 141 maketh an axel, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his Istrong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drink13 eth no water, and is faint. °The carpenter stretcheth out a line'; he marketh it out with 15a 'pencil'; he Ishapeth' it with planes, and he marketh it out with the 'compasses', and Ishapeth' it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, Ito 14 dwell in the house. °He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm tree and the oak, 'and' strengtheneth for himself lone! among the trees of the forest: he planteth 16a fir tree', and the rain doth nourish 15 it. Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh' thereof, and Iwarmeth' himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down 16 thereto. °He burneth 17part thereof in the fire; with 17part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have (17 seen the fire: and the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my 18 god. They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath 18shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot under19 stand. And none Icalleth to mind', neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned' part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to 20 the stock of a tree? He feedeth

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on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Remember these 'things', O Jacob; and Israel, for thou art my servant :

12 Or, Iconfusion

13 Or, all that join themselves theretol

14 Or, Isharpeneth a tooli

15 Or, Ired ochre

16 Or, an ash

17 Or, the half\ 18 Heb. daubed.