Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 44

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Isaiah 44 . 1 , God comforts the church with his promises; Isaiah 44 . 7 , The vanity of idols , Isaiah 44 . 9 , and folly of idol makers; Isaiah 44 . 21 , He exhorts to praise God for his redemption and omnipotency.

Isaiah 44:1

But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 44:1 · BSB

now8 parallels

O Jacob12 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Isaiah 44:2

This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 44:2 · BSB

that made4 parallels

formed10 parallels

Fear7 parallels

Jesurun2 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

Isaiah 44:3 · BSB

pour water7 parallels

floods10 parallels

dry ground2 parallels

pour my12 parallels

Reciprocal45 parallels

Isaiah 44:4

They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.

Isaiah 44:4 · BSB

spring7 parallels

willows3 parallels

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Isaiah 44:5

One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

Isaiah 44:5 · BSB

I am6 parallels

subscribe3 parallels

the name2 parallels

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Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

Isaiah 44:6 · BSB

the King5 parallels

his redeemer8 parallels

I am the first8 parallels

beside14 parallels

Reciprocal34 parallels

Isaiah 44:7

Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.

Isaiah 44:7 · BSB

who8 parallels

since5 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Isaiah 44:8

Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”

Isaiah 44:8 · BSB

neither8 parallels

have declared10 parallels

ye are15 parallels

Is there11 parallels

no God3 parallels

Heb. no rock

Reciprocal24 parallels

Isaiah 44:9

All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.

Isaiah 44:9 · BSB

make7 parallels

and their19 parallels

delectable1 parallel

Heb. desirable

their own11 parallels

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Isaiah 44:10

Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?##### Isaiah 44 . 11

Isaiah 44:10 · BSB

the whole verse7 parallels

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Isaiah 44:11

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

Isaiah 44:11 · BSB

all his11 parallels

let them all9 parallels

Isaiah 44:12

The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.

Isaiah 44:12 · BSB

The smith8 parallels

he is1 parallel

Reciprocal8 parallels

the tongs or , an axe

Isaiah 44:13

The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.

Isaiah 44:13 · BSB

he marketh6 parallels

that it may9 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Isaiah 44:14

He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

Isaiah 44:14 · BSB

heweth4 parallels

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strengtheneth or , taketh courage

Isaiah 44:15

It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.

Isaiah 44:15 · BSB

he maketh a god5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Isaiah 44:16

He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

Isaiah 44:16 · BSB

Reciprocal1 parallel

Isaiah 44:17

From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”

Isaiah 44:17 · BSB

Deliver me8 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Isaiah 44:18

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 44:18 · BSB

have not8 parallels

for he hath11 parallels

cannot13 parallels

Reciprocal28 parallels

shut Heb. daubed

Isaiah 44:19

And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

Isaiah 44:19 · BSB

considereth in his heart6 parallels

Heb. setteth to his heart

an abomination4 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

the stock of a tree Heb. that which comes of a tree

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

Isaiah 44:20 · BSB

feedeth5 parallels

a deceived11 parallels

Is there5 parallels

Reciprocal31 parallels

Isaiah 44:21

Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.

Isaiah 44:21 · BSB

Remember7 parallels

thou art7 parallels

thou shalt4 parallels

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Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah 44:22 · BSB

blotted10 parallels

as a thick2 parallels

return17 parallels

Reciprocal25 parallels

Isaiah 44:23

Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

Isaiah 44:23 · BSB

Sing15 parallels

glorified11 parallels

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Isaiah 44:24

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,

Isaiah 44:24 · BSB

thy redeemer13 parallels

and he10 parallels

I am9 parallels

by myself6 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Isaiah 44:25

who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,##### Isaiah 44 . 26

Isaiah 44:25 · BSB

frustrateth11 parallels

maketh5 parallels

turneth12 parallels

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Isaiah 44:26

who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘ She will be inhabited, ’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘ They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins, ’

Isaiah 44:26 · BSB

confirmeth12 parallels

that saith17 parallels

and I will5 parallels

decayed places2 parallels

Heb. wastes

Reciprocal24 parallels

Isaiah 44:27

who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’

Isaiah 44:27 · BSB

Be dry10 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Isaiah 44:28

who says of Cyrus, 'My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,' who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' and of the temple, 'Let its foundation be laid.'"

Isaiah 44:28 · BSB

Cyrus7 parallels

my shepherd3 parallels

saying5 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web13 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Isaiah 44:28 → 2 Chronicles 36:22, Isaiah 44:28 → Ezra 1:1-3, Isaiah 44:28-45 → 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
Echoes Isaiah 44:13 → 2 Chronicles 36:22, Isaiah 44:13 → 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Isaiah 44:23 → Deuteronomy 32:43, Zechariah 4:9 → Isaiah 44:28
Trajectories
Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer), Jacob (Transformed Supplanter), Living Water (Spirit and Life), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 44:6–8
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