1Yo, listen up, Jacob my dude; Israel, you’re the chosen one, fr.

2God’s like, “I made you, shaped you since day one, and I got your back; don’t sweat it, Jacob, my guy; and you, Jesurun, you’re my pick.”

3I’m gonna pour out blessings like water for the thirsty and floods for the dry; my spirit’s coming for your fam, and my blessings are on your kids, no cap.

4They’re gonna pop off like grass growing wild, like willows chilling by the water, vibes.

5One’s gonna say, “I’m with the Lord,” another’s gonna flex the name Jacob, and someone else will rep the Lord with the name Israel, lit.

6God the King of Israel says, “I’m the OG and the last; there’s no other God, periodt.”

7Who’s gonna call or set things straight like I do? I picked the ancient crew; let ‘em see what’s coming up next.

8Don’t be shook or scared; haven’t I told you all this before? You’re my witnesses. Is there any other God? Nah, I don’t know any.

9Those who make idols are just wasting their time; their stuff ain’t bringing in the dough, and they can’t even see or know what’s real, so they should be embarrassed.

10Who’s out here making a god or melting down an idol that’s totally useless?

11Yo, all his homies gonna be shook; the workers are just regular dudes. Gather ‘em up, let’s see them stand tall; they gonna be scared and lowkey embarrassed together.

12The smith is grinding with tongs in the coals, hammering it out like a boss, but he’s hungry and his energy’s fading. No water, feeling faint, fr.

13The carpenter pulls out his ruler, marks it with a line, shapes it up with planes, and sketches it out with a compass, making it look like a dude, all about that aesthetic for the house.

14He’s chopping down cedars, grabbing cypress and oak, making them strong for himself in the forest; plants an ash tree, and the rain's got it covered.

15Then it’s lit for a dude to burn; he uses it to warm up, lights it up, bakes bread, and even makes a god to worship, crafting a dope image and bowing down to it.

16He burns part of it in the fire; with the rest, he’s munching on meat, roasting it up, feeling satisfied; he warms himself and goes, “Aha, I’m cozy, I see the fire!”

17With the leftovers, he makes a god, his graven image; he bows down and worships, praying, “Save me; you’re my god.”

18They don’t get it or understand; God’s shut their eyes so they can’t see, and their hearts so they can’t comprehend, no cap.

19Nobody’s thinking about it, no knowledge or understanding to say, “I burned part of it in the fire; I also baked bread on those coals; I roasted meat and ate it—should I really make the rest an abomination? Am I gonna bow down to a tree trunk?”

20He’s munching on ashes; a tricked heart led him astray, can’t save his soul or even say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

21Yo, Jacob and Israel, remember this: you’re my ride or die. I got you, fam; you ain’t forgotten, no cap.

22I’ve wiped your wrongs clean like a thick cloud; return to me, 'cause I’ve got your back, fr.

23Sing it, heavens! The Lord just popped off! Shout out, earth! Mountains and trees, let’s get it, 'cause the Lord's redeemed Jacob and flexed on Israel.

24The Lord, your redeemer, formed you from the jump. I’m the one who makes it all happen; I stretch the skies solo and spread the earth by myself, periodt.

25I’m out here messing with the fakes and driving the diviners wild; I flip wise guys backwards and make their smarts look sus.

26I back my servants' words and make my messengers’ plans pop off; I’m telling Jerusalem, you’re gonna be lit, and the cities of Judah, I’m rebuilding you, for real.

27I told the deep, “Get dry,” and I’ll dry up your rivers, no cap.

28I’m talking about Cyrus, my shepherd; he’s gonna do my thing, even telling Jerusalem, “You’re getting built up,” and to the temple, “Your foundation’s coming in hot.”

1Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

2Thus 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.

3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

5One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

6Thus 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.

7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

9They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

10Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

11Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.

12The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

13The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

14He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

15Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

16He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

17And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

19And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

21Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

23Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

24Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

27That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

28That 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.