Isaiah 44

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

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}}

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead 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 into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.As reflected in the [http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English]. Isaiah 44 is a part of the Consolations (Isaiah 40–66). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.

: {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){{bibleref2|Isaiah|44:1|NKJV}}

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

: Thus saith the Lord that made thee,

:: and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee;

: Fear not, O Jacob, my servant;

:: and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.{{bibleref2|Isaiah|44:2|KJV}}

The word Jesurun is used in the King James Version; most modern translations use the word Jeshurun.BibleGateway.com, [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Isaiah%2044:2 Translations of Isaiah 44:2], accessed 10 August 2018; also Jeshurun is used in the King James Version of Deuteronomy

: "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.{{bibleref2|Isaiah|44:6|KJV}}

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.{{bibleverse|Revelation|1:8|NKJV}}

This verse contains the first clear statement of monotheism.{{Cite book

|last = Gnuse

|first = Robert Karl

|title = No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel

|publisher = Continuum

|year = 1997

|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pBSJNDndGjwC

|isbn = 9781850756576

|pages = 87

}}

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".Skinner, J, [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/isaiah/44.htm Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges] on Isaiah 44, accessed 12 August 2018

:I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins.{{bibleref2|Isaiah|44:22|NKJV}} NKJV

• "Blotted out": The impact of the past wrongdoing has now been removed completely.{{sfn|Coggins|2007|p=470}}

: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd,

:: and shall perform all my pleasure:

: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built;

:: and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.{{bibleverse|Isaiah|44:28|KJV}} KJV

The mention of the deliverer of Israel, Cyrus by name in this verse (also in 45:1) becomes one of the main grounds for the theory of two Isaiahs.Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/44.htm On "Isaiah 44".] In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Diakses 24 April 2018. {{PD-notice}}

• Alpha and Omega
• Cyrus the Great

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

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• {{cite book|last= Coggins | first= R | chapter = 22. Isaiah | title=The Oxford Bible Commentary | editor-first1=John| editor-last1=Barton |editor1-link = John Barton (theologian) | editor-first2=John| editor-last2= Muddiman |editor2-link = John Muddiman | publisher = Oxford University Press |edition= first (paperback) | date = 2007 | pages = 433–486 | isbn = 978-0199277186 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ| access-date=February 6, 2019}}
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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1044.htm Isaiah 44 Hebrew with Parallel English]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=27&c=44 Isaiah 44 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]

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