44:12 A blacksmith works with his tool
and forges metal over the coals.
He forms it
he makes it with his strong arm.
He gets hungry and loses his energy;
he drinks no water and gets tired.
26:12 O Lord, you make us secure,
for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.
43:13 From this day forward I am he;
no one can deliver from my power;
I will act, and who can prevent it?”
31:2 Yet he too is wise
he does not retract his decree.
He will attack the wicked nation,
and the nation that helps
41:4 Who acts and carries out decrees?
Who
I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning,
and at the very end – I am the one.
44:15 A man uses it to make a fire;
he takes some of it and warms himself.
Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
Then he makes a god and worships it;
he makes an idol and bows down to it.