Isaiah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 464
The Books of the Prophets
ISAIAH.
Ouzs 16, 17, Boox II.
Cn. 44,
And the Righteous, in whom I delight;
For the thirsty, I waters pour out,
And make on dry ground Rowing rills,
I breathe out My wind on your seed,
And My blessing is over your crops ;
The herbage springs up in your sight,
Like willows beside Rowing streams.
This, will say :—·—‘ I belong to the LQRD ; ’
That, ‘ by ]a,cob’s namell will be called ;
The next to the LIFE give his hand,
And be labelled with lsrael’s name.
Om; 17.
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Thus Israe1’s King, the LORD proclaims,
And his Redeemer, Loma or Hosrs;
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I am the First and the last,
Except myself there is no GoD.
And who but Iproclaimed and told
And fixed events from former times,
Foretelling future things?
Shake not, fear not, for is not this
What I informed and told?
You are My proof no Goo exists but Mn,
I know no other Rock
All Idol-makers rave;
Their statues cannot help,
And show it to themselves l
They neither see nor know;
Their Artist they degrade;
Those helpless metal gods!
See! all their friends they shame!
Their artistsblush themselves;
They shame their ilxers up;
All meet disgrace together!
A Smith the iron cuts,
And works it in the coals
And with his hammer forms.
He works with his strong arms;
He hungers and is weak;
Is faint, and thirsts for drink;
The joiner chooses wood;
He draws a line in red;
I-Ie cuts it with his tool ;
With compass marks it out,
A graceful human form,
A man to guard his house!
He Cedars felis for use;
He takes the pine and oak,
Selects the forest trees.
The fir plant grows by rain.
And is for man to burn,
He takes it and he warms;
He cooks and bakes his bread:
For worship makes a god!
Adores the form he made I
Burns part of it in fire,
With part he cooks his meat,
And cuts a slice ind eats!
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