Isaiah 44 is a chapter of comfort and promise. God starts telling Israel not to be afraid because he will "pour water on the thirsty land... and pour out my spirit on your offspring". Then God declares: "I am the first and I am the last... the incomparable Rock"! God then goes on to ridicule the stupidity of idolatry saying: "All who make idols are nothing... he makes an idol and bows down to it... but they know nothing, understand nothing... and the same wood they use to cook with is what they use to make their god!" The chapter closes with God saying: "I have swept away your offences like a cloud... return to me, for I have redeemed you... burst into song, you mountains... for the Lord has redeemed Jacob... Jerusalem shall be inhabited and the towns of Judah shall be built... let Jerusalem be rebuilt and the temple's foundations laid".
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