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44.14 :And taketh the ilex and the oak,
 * And strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest;
 * He planteth a bay-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
 * Then a man useth it for fuel;
 * And he taketh thereof, and warmeth 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.
 * He burneth the half thereof in the fire;
 * With the half 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';
 * And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image;
 * He falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it,
 * And saith: 'Deliver me, for thou art my god.'


 * They know not, neither do they understand;
 * For their eyes are bedaubed, that they cannot see,
 * And their hearts, that they cannot understand.
 * And none considereth in his heart,
 * Neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say:
 * 'I have burned the half 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?'
 * He striveth after 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?'


 * Remember these things, O Jacob,
 * And Israel, for thou art My servant;
 * I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant;
 * O Israel, thou shouldest not forget Me.
 * I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
 * And, as a cloud, thy sins;
 * Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.
 * Sing, O ye heavens, for the hath done it;
 * Shout, ye lowest parts of the earth;
 * Break forth into singing, ye mountains,
 * O forest, and every tree therein;
 * For the hath redeemed Jacob,
 * And doth glorify Himself in Israel.


 * Thus saith the, thy Redeemer,
 * And He that formed thee from the womb:
 * I am the, that maketh all things;
 * That stretched forth the heavens alone;
 * That spread abroad the earth by Myself;
 * That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters,
 * And maketh diviners mad;
 * That turneth wise men backward,
 * And maketh their knowledge foolish;
 * That confirmeth the word of His servant,
 * And performeth the counsel of His messengers;
 * That saith of Jerusalem: 'She shall be inhabited';