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[1]Keep silenceH2790[H8685] before me, O islandsH339; and let the peopleH3816 renewH2498[H8686] their strengthH3581: let them come nearH5066[H8799]; then let them speakH1696[H8762]: let us come nearH7126[H8799] togetherH3162 to judgmentH4941.
[2]Who raised upH5782[H8689] the righteousH6664 man from the eastH4217, calledH7121[H8799] him to his footH7272, gaveH5414[H8799] the nationsH1471 beforeH6440 him, and made him ruleH7287[H8686] over kingsH4428? he gaveH5414[H8799] them as the dustH6083 to his swordH2719, and as drivenH5086[H8737] stubbleH7179 to his bowH7198.
[3]He pursuedH7291[H8799] them, and passedH5674[H8799] safelyH7965; even by the wayH734 that he had not goneH935[H8799] with his feetH7272.
[4]Who hath wroughtH6466[H8804] and doneH6213[H8804] it, callingH7121[H8802] the generationsH1755 from the beginningH7218? I the LORDH3068, the firstH7223, and with the last; I am heH314.
[5]The islesH339 sawH7200[H8804] it, and fearedH3372[H8799]; the endsH7098 of the earthH776 were afraidH2729[H8799], drew nearH7126[H8804], and cameH857.[H8799]
[6]They helpedH5826[H8799] every oneH376 his neighbourH7453; and every one saidH559[H8799] to his brotherH251, Be of good courageH2388.[H8798]
[7]So the carpenterH2796 encouragedH2388[H8762] the goldsmithH6884[H8802], and he that smoothethH2505[H8688] with the hammerH6360 him that smoteH1986[H8802] the anvilH6471, sayingH559[H8802], It is readyH2896 for the soderingH1694: and he fastenedH2388[H8762] it with nailsH4548, that it should not be movedH4131.[H8735]
[8]But thou, IsraelH3478, art my servantH5650, JacobH3290 whom I have chosenH977[H8804], the seedH2233 of AbrahamH85 my friendH157.[H8802]
[9]Thou whom I have takenH2388[H8689] from the endsH7098 of the earthH776, and calledH7121[H8804] thee from the chief menH678 thereof, and saidH559[H8799] unto thee, Thou art my servantH5650; I have chosenH977[H8804] thee, and not cast thee awayH3988.[H8804]
[10]FearH3372[H8799] thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayedH8159[H8691]; for I am thy GodH430: I will strengthenH553[H8765] thee; yea, I will helpH5826[H8804] thee; yea, I will upholdH8551[H8804] thee with the right handH3225 of my righteousnessH6664.
[11]Behold, all they that were incensedH2734[H8737] against thee shall be ashamedH954[H8799] and confoundedH3637[H8735]: they shall be as nothing; and theyH582 that striveH7379 with thee shall perishH6.[H8799]
[12]Thou shalt seekH1245[H8762] them, and shalt not findH4672[H8799] them, even themH582 that contendedH4695 with thee: they that warH4421 against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of noughtH657.
[13]For I the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 will holdH2388[H8688] thy right handH3225, sayingH559[H8802] unto thee, FearH3372[H8799] not; I will helpH5826 theeH8804.
[14]FearH3372[H8799] not, thou wormH8438 JacobH3290, and ye menH4962 of IsraelH3478; I will helpH5826[H8804] thee, saithH5002[H8803] the LORDH3068, and thy redeemerH1350[H8802], the Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.
[15]Behold, I will makeH7760[H8804] thee a newH2319 sharpH2742 threshingH4173 instrument havingH1167 teethH6374: thou shalt threshH1758[H8799] the mountainsH2022, and beat them smallH1854[H8799], and shalt makeH7760[H8799] the hillsH1389 as chaffH4671.
[16]Thou shalt fanH2219[H8799] them, and the windH7307 shall carry them awayH5375[H8799], and the whirlwindH5591 shall scatterH6327[H8686] them: and thou shalt rejoiceH1523[H8799] in the LORDH3068, and shalt gloryH1984[H8691] in the Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.
[17]When the poorH6041 and needyH34 seekH1245[H8764] waterH4325, and there is none, and their tongueH3956 failethH5405[H8804] for thirstH6772, I the LORDH3068 will hearH6030[H8799] them, I the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 will not forsakeH5800 themH8799.
[18]I will openH6605[H8799] riversH5104 in high placesH8205, and fountainsH4599 in the midstH8432 of the valleysH1237: I will makeH7760[H8799] the wildernessH4057 a poolH98 of waterH4325, and the dryH6723 landH776 springsH4161 of waterH4325.
[19]I will plantH5414[H8799] in the wildernessH4057 the cedarH730, the shittah treeH7848, and the myrtleH1918, and the oilH8081 treeH6086; I will setH7760[H8799] in the desertH6160 the fir treeH1265, and the pineH8410, and the box treeH8391 togetherH3162:
[20]That they may seeH7200[H8799], and knowH3045[H8799], and considerH7760[H8799], and understandH7919[H8686] togetherH3162, that the handH3027 of the LORDH3068 hath doneH6213[H8804] this, and the Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 hath createdH1254 itH8804.
[21]ProduceH7126[H8761] your causeH7379, saithH559[H8799] the LORDH3068; bring forthH5066[H8685] your strongH6110 reasons, saithH559[H8799] the KingH4428 of JacobH3290.
[22]Let them bring them forthH5066[H8686], and shewH5046[H8686] us what shall happenH7136[H8799]: let them shewH5046[H8685] the former thingsH7223, what they be, that we may considerH7760[H8799][H3820] them, and knowH3045[H8799] the latter endH319 of them; or declareH8085[H8685] us things for to comeH935.[H8802]
[23]ShewH5046[H8685] the things that are to comeH857[H8802] hereafterH268, that we may knowH3045[H8799] that ye are godsH430: yea, do goodH3190[H8686], or do evilH7489[H8686], that we may be dismayedH8159[H8691], and beholdH7200[H8799] it togetherH3162.
[24]Behold, ye are of nothingH369, and your workH6467 of noughtH659: an abominationH8441 is he that choosethH977 youH8799.
[25]I have raised upH5782[H8689] one from the northH6828, and he shall comeH857[H8799]: from the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 shall he callH7121[H8799] upon my nameH8034: and he shall comeH935[H8799] upon princesH5461 as upon morterH2563, and as the potterH3335[H8802] treadethH7429[H8799] clayH2916.
[26]Who hath declaredH5046[H8689] from the beginningH7218, that we may knowH3045[H8799]? and beforetimeH6440, that we may sayH559[H8799], He is righteousH6662? yea, there is none that shewethH5046[H8688], yea, there is none that declarethH8085[H8688], yea, there is none that hearethH8085[H8802] your wordsH561.
[27]The firstH7223 shall say to ZionH6726, BeholdH2009, beholdH2009 them: and I will giveH5414[H8799] to JerusalemH3389 one that bringeth good tidingsH1319.[H8764]
[28]For I beheldH7200[H8799], and there was no manH376; even among them, and there was no counsellorH3289[H8802], that, when I askedH7592[H8799] of them, could answerH7725[H8686] a wordH1697.
[29]Behold, they are all vanityH205; their worksH4639 are nothingH657: their molten imagesH5262 are windH7307 and confusionH8414.
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