2. This is what the Lord says –he who made you, who formed you in the womb,and who will help you:do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3. For I will pour water on the thirsty land,and streams on the dry ground;I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,and my blessing on your descendants.
4. They will spring up like grass in a meadow,like poplar trees by flowing streams.
5. Some will say, “I belong to the Lord”;others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;still others will write on their hand, “The Lord’s,”and will take the name Israel.
6. ‘This is what the Lord says –Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty:I am the first and I am the last;apart from me there is no God.