Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.
For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; (but) Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.
every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.
Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Remember these things, 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.
Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.