44:1 “Now, listen, Jacob my servant,

Israel whom I have chosen!”

44:2 This is what the Lord, the one who made you, says –

the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:

“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,

Jeshurun, ¹  whom I have chosen!

44:3 For I will pour water on the parched ground ² 

and cause streams to flow ³  on the dry land.

I will pour my spirit on your offspring

and my blessing on your children.