Verse 20
Isaiah 44:20
American Standard Version
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He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Original Language Text
hebrew
רֹעֶ֣ה אֵ֔פֶר לֵ֥ב הוּתַ֖ל הִטָּ֑/הוּ וְ/לֹֽא יַצִּ֤יל אֶת נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יֹאמַ֔ר הֲ/ל֥וֹא שֶׁ֖קֶר בִּ/ימִינִֽ/י
English Translation
A shepherd of dust is he, his heart shall be laid waste, and he will not save his soul, nor will he say, "Is it not falsehood in my right hand?"
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Chapter 44 Context
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Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
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Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Ja...
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For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spir...
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and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
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One shall say, I am Jehovah`s; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another sh...
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Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am...
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And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the...
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Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my w...
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9
They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall n...
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Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?
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11
Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gat...
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The smith [maketh] an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it...
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The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and...
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14
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one a...
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Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it,...
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He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is sa...
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And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshipp...
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They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and thei...
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And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of...
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20
He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say...
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Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my...
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I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me;...
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23
Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into s...
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Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh a...
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that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, an...
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that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of...
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that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
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That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure, even saying of Jerusale...
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