Isaiah 41:8-20

8“But you, Israel, 1My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of 2Abraham My 3friend,9You whom I have 45taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its 6remotest parts And said to you, ‘You are 7My servant, I have 8chosen you and not rejected you.10Do not 9fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely 10I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous 11right hand.’11Behold, 12all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; 13Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.1214You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.13For I am the Lord your God, 15who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘16Do not fear, I will help you.’14Do not fear, you 17worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “18and 19your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.15Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; 20You will thresh the 21mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff.16You will 22winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will 23rejoice in the Lord, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17“The 24afflicted and needy are seeking 25water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, 26will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I 27will not forsake them.18I will open 28rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make 29the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water.19I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the 30myrtle and the 31olive tree; I will place the 32juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress,20That 33they may see and recognize, And consider and gain insight as well, That the 34hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it.