23:044:015 Then 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.
23:044:016 He 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:
23:044:017 And 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.
23:044:018 They have not known nor understood:
for he hath shut their
eyes,
that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot
understand.
23:044:019 And 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?
23:044:020 He 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?
23:044:021 Remember 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.
23:044:022 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy
transgressions, and,
as
a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have
redeemed
thee.
23:044:023 Sing, 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.
23:044:024 Thus 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;
23:044:025 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars,
and maketh diviners
mad;
that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their
knowledge
foolish;
23:044:026 That 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:


