Isaiah 44
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TheGreat Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found atQumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter.
Book	Book of Isaiah
Hebrew Bible part	Nevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part	5
Category	Latter Prophets
Christian Bible part	Old Testament
Order in the Christian part	23

Isaiah 44 is the forty-fourthchapter of theBook of Isaiah in theHebrew Bible or theOld Testament of theChristianBible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetIsaiah, and is a part of theBooks of the Prophets.

The original text was written inHebrew language.This chapter is divided into 28 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter inHebrew are of theMasoretic Text tradition, which includes theCodex Cairensis (895),the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916),Aleppo Codex (10th century),Codex Leningradensis (1008).^[1]

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among theDead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):

• 1QIsa^a: complete
• 1QIsa^b: extant: verses 21-28
• 4QIsa^b (4Q56): extant: verses 19-28

There is also a translation intoKoine Greek known as theSeptuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of theSeptuagint version includeCodex Vaticanus (B;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^B; 4th century),Codex Sinaiticus (S;BHK:${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^S; 4th century),Codex Alexandrinus (A;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^A; 5th century) andCodex Marchalianus (Q;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^Q; 6th century).^[2]

Theparashah sections listed here are based on theAleppo Codex.^[3] Isaiah 44 is a part of theConsolations (Isaiah 40–66). {P}: openparashah; {S}: closedparashah.

{P} 44:1-5 {P} 44:6-20 {S} 44:21-23 {S} 44:4-28 {P}

“Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant,

And Israel whom I have chosen. (NKJV)^[4]

Cross reference:Isaiah 42:1,Jeremiah 30:10

Thus saith the Lord that made thee,

and formed thee from thewomb, which will help thee;

Fear not, O Jacob, my servant;

and thou,Jesurun, whom I have chosen.^[5]

The wordJesurun is used in theKing James Version; most moderntranslations use the wordJeshurun.^[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.^[7]

Cross reference:Revelation 1:8:

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come.^[8]

This verse contains the first clear statement ofmonotheism.^[9]

The process of manufacturing idols is "described in minute detail, showing what an expenditure of human strength and contrivance is involved in the production of these useless deities".^[10]

I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins.^[11]

• "Blotted out": The impact of the past wrongdoing has now been removed completely.^[12]

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd,

and shall perform all my pleasure:

even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built;

and to thetemple, Thy foundation shall be laid.^[13]

The mention of the deliverer of Israel,Cyrus by name in this verse (also in45:1) becomes one of the main grounds for the theory of two Isaiahs.^[14]

• Alpha and Omega
• Cyrus the Great

• RelatedBible parts:Psalm 23,Isaiah 40,Isaiah 43,Isaiah 45,Revelation 1

• Coggins, R (2007). "22. Isaiah". InBarton, John;Muddiman, John (eds.).The Oxford Bible Commentary (first (paperback) ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 433–486.ISBN 978-0199277186. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2019.
• Würthwein, Ernst (1995).The Text of the Old Testament. Translated by Rhodes, Erroll F. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans.ISBN 0-8028-0788-7. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2019.

• Isaiah 44 Hebrew with Parallel English

• Isaiah 44 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate

• Book of Isaiah chapters

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