^{1 Ref} And now, give ear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself:

^{2 Ref} The Lord who made you, forming you in your mother's body, the Lord, your helper, says, Have no fear, O Jacob my servant, and you, Jeshurun, whom I have taken for myself.

^{3 Ref} For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

^{4 Ref} And they will come up like grass in a well-watered field, like water-plants by the streams.

^{5 Ref} One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.

^{6 Ref} The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.