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Israel Encouraged
“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence,
And let the peoples gain new strength;
Let them come forward, then let them speak;
Let us come together for judgment.
“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence,
And let the peoples gain new strength;
Let them come forward, then let them speak;
Let us come together for judgment.
Israel Assured of God’s Help
“Keep silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come near together for judgment.
“Keep silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come near together for judgment.
“Who has aroused one from the east
Whom He calls in righteousness to His feet?
He delivers up nations before him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven chaff with his bow.
Whom He calls in righteousness to His feet?
He delivers up nations before him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven chaff with his bow.
“Who raised up one from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
“He pursues them, passing on in safety,
By a way he had not been traversing with his feet.
By a way he had not been traversing with his feet.
“Who has performed and accomplished it,
Calling forth the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’”
Calling forth the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’”
Who has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am the first;
And with the last I am He.’ ”
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am the first;
And with the last I am He.’ ”
The coastlands have seen and are afraid;
The ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.
The ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.
The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
So the craftsman encourages the smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
So that it will not totter.
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
So that it will not totter.
“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of Abraham My friend,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of Abraham My friend,
“But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its remotest parts
And said to you, ‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and not rejected you.
And called from its remotest parts
And said to you, ‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and not rejected you.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
“Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;
Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
“Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
“You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
“For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
“Fear not, you worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
“Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;
You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them,
And will make the hills like chaff.
You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them,
And will make the hills like chaff.
“Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will rejoice in the LORD,
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will rejoice in the LORD,
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And glory in the Holy One of Israel.
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And glory in the Holy One of Israel.
“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the LORD, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the LORD, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.
“The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
“I will open rivers on the bare heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
And the dry land fountains of water.
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water
And the dry land fountains of water.
I will open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
“I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,
The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
That they may see and recognize,
And consider and gain insight as well,
That the hand of the LORD has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
And consider and gain insight as well,
That the hand of the LORD has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
“Present your case,” the LORD says.
“Bring forward your strong arguments,”
The King of Jacob says.
“Bring forward your strong arguments,”
The King of Jacob says.
The Futility of Idols
“Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob.
“Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob.
Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place;
As for the former events, declare what they were,
That we may consider them and know their outcome.
Or announce to us what is coming;
As for the former events, declare what they were,
That we may consider them and know their outcome.
Or announce to us what is coming;
Declare the things that are going to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.
Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.
Behold, you are of no account,
And your work amounts to nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.
And your work amounts to nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.
Indeed you are nothing,
And your work is nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.
And your work is nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.
“I have aroused one from the north, and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar,
Even as the potter treads clay.”
From the rising of the sun he will call on My name;
And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar,
Even as the potter treads clay.”
Who has declared this from the beginning, that we might know?
Or from former times, that we may say, “He is right!”?
Surely there was no one who declared,
Surely there was no one who proclaimed,
Surely there was no one who heard your words.
Or from former times, that we may say, “He is right!”?
Surely there was no one who declared,
Surely there was no one who proclaimed,
Surely there was no one who heard your words.
Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know?
And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’?
Surely there is no one who shows,
Surely there is no one who declares,
Surely there is no one who hears your words.
And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’?
Surely there is no one who shows,
Surely there is no one who declares,
Surely there is no one who hears your words.
“Formerly I said to Zion, ‘Behold, here they are.’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will give a messenger of good news.’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will give a messenger of good news.’
The first time I said to Zion,
‘Look, there they are!’
And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.
‘Look, there they are!’
And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.
“But when I look, there is no one,
And there is no counselor among them
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
And there is no counselor among them
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
For I looked, and there was no man;
I looked among them, but there was no counselor,
Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
I looked among them, but there was no counselor,
Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.