Isaiah 41:8-28

8“But you, IsraelH3478, 1My servantH5650, JacobH3290 whomH834 I have chosenH977, DescendantH2233 of 2AbrahamH85 My 3friendH157,9You whomH834 I have 45takenH2388 from the endsH7098 of the earthH776 And calledH7121 from its 6remotestH678 partsH678, And saidH559 to you, ‘You are 7My servantH5650, I have 8chosenH977 you and have not rejectedH3988 you.10Do not 9fearH3372, for I am with you; Do not beH8159 afraidH8159, for I am your GodH430. I will strengthenH553 you, 10I will alsoH637 helpH5826 you, I will alsoH637 upholdH8551 you with My righteousH6664 11rightH3225 handH3225.’11BeholdH2005, 12allH3605 those who are angeredH2734 at you will be shamedH954 and dishonoredH3637; 13ThoseH376 whoH376 contendH7379 with you will be as nothingH369 and will perishH6.1214You will seekH1245 thoseH376 whoH376 quarrelH4695 with you, but will not findH4672 them, ThoseH376 whoH376 warH4421 with you will be as nothingH369 and non-existentH657.13For I am the LordH3068 your GodH430 15who takesH2388 holdH2388 of your rightH3225 handH3225, Who saysH559 to you, ‘16Do not fearH3372, I will helpH5826 you.’14Do not fearH3372, you 17wormH8439 JacobH3290, you peopleH4962 of IsraelH3478; I will helpH5826 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and 18your 19RedeemerH1350 is the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.15BeholdH2009, I turnedH7760 you into a newH2319, sharpH2742 threshingH4173 sledgeH4173 with double edgesH6310; 20You will threshH1758 the 21mountainsH2022 and pulverizeH1854 them, And makeH7760 the hillsH1389 like chaffH4671.16You will 22winnowH2219 them, and the windH7307 will carryH5375 them away, And the stormH5591 will scatterH6327 them; But you will 23rejoiceH1523 in the LordH3068, You will boastH1984 in the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.

17“The poorH6041 and needyH34 are seekingH1245 24waterH4325, but thereH369 isH369 noneH369, And their tonguesH3956 are parchedH5405 with thirstH6772. I, the LordH3068, 25will answerH6030 them Myself; As the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 I 26will not abandonH5800 them.18I will openH6605 27riversH5104 on the bareH8205 heightsH8205, And springsH4599 in the midstH8432 of the valleysH1237; I will makeH7760 28the wildernessH4057 a poolH98 of waterH4325, And the dryH6723 landH776 fountainsH4161 of waterH4325.19I will putH5414 the cedarH730 in the wildernessH4057, The acaciaH7848, the 29myrtleH1918, and the oliveH8081 treeH8410; I will placeH7760 the 30juniperH1265 in the desertH6160, TogetherH3164 with the elmH8410 treeH8410 and the cypressH8391,20SoH4616 thatH4616 31they may seeH7200 and recognizeH3045, And considerH7760 and gainH7919 insightH7919 asH3164 wellH3164, That the 32handH3027 of the LordH3068 has doneH6213 thisH2088, And the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 has createdH1254 it.

21“33PresentH7126 your caseH7379,” the LordH3068 saysH559. “BringH5066 forwardH5066 your evidenceH6110,” The 34KingH4428 of JacobH3290 saysH559.2235Let them bringH5066 them forwardH5066 and declareH5046 to us whatH834 is going to takeH7136 placeH7136; As for the 36formerH7223 events, declareH5046 whatH4100 they were, So that we may considerH7760H3820 them and knowH3045 their outcomeH319. OrH176 announceH8085 to us what is comingH935;2337DeclareH5046 the thingsH857 that are goingH857 toH857 comeH857 afterwardH268, So that we may knowH3045 that you are godsH430; IndeedH637, 38doH3190 goodH3190 or evilH7489, that we may beH8159 afraidH8159 and fearH3372 togetherH3164.24BeholdH2005, 39you are lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH369, And 40your workH6467 is lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH657! He who choosesH977 you is an 41abominationH8441.

25“I have putH5782 42one from the northH6828 intoH5782 motionH5782, and he has comeH857; From the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 he will callH7121 on My nameH8034; And he will comeH935 upon rulersH5461 as upon 4344mortarH2563, As the potterH3335 treadsH7429 onH7429 clayH2563.”26WhoH4310 has 45declaredH5046 this from the beginningH7218, that we might knowH3045? Or from formerH6440 timesH6440, that we may sayH559, “He is rightH6662!”? ThereH369 wasH369 46noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who declaredH5046, ThereH369 wasH369 noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who proclaimedH8085, ThereH369 wasH369 noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who heardH8085 your wordsH561.27“47PreviouslyH7223 I said to ZionH6726, ‘BeholdH2009, hereH2009 they are.’ And to JerusalemH3389, ‘I will giveH5414 a 48messengerH1319 ofH1319 goodH1319 newsH1319.’28But 49when I lookH7200, thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH376, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 50counselorH3289 51amongH4480 them Who, if I askH7592, can 52giveH7725 an answerH1697.