Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come —
What it says
The LORD says He has raised up one from the north and east who will trample rulers like mortar.
What it is doing
This verse contrasts God's real historical action with idol impotence.
In context
21“Present 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;