Chapter 41

“¹Be silent before Me, O islands, ²Who has aroused one from the east ³He pursues them, going on safely, ⁴Who has performed this and carried it out, ⁵The islands see and fear; ⁶Each one helps the other ⁷The craftsman encourages the goldsmith,

⁸“But you, O Israel, My servant, ⁹I brought you from the ends of the earth ¹⁰Do not fear, for I am with you; ¹¹Behold, all who rage against you ¹²You will seek them but will not find them. ¹³For I am the LORD your God,

¹⁴Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, ¹⁵Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, ¹⁶You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away;

¹⁷The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; ¹⁸I will open rivers on the barren heights, ¹⁹I will plant cedars in the wilderness, ²⁰so that all may see and know,

“²¹Present your case,” says the LORD. ²²“Let them come and tell us what will happen. ²³Tell us the things that are to come, ²⁴Behold, you are nothing

²⁵I have raised up one from the north, and he has come — ²⁶Who has declared this from the beginning, ²⁷I was the first to tell Zion: ²⁸When I look, there is no one; ²⁹See, they are all a delusion;