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The Lord versus the Nations' Gods
# Chapter 41
1. "Be silent before me, coasts and islands!
1 “Be silent before me, coasts and islands!
And let peoples renew their strength.
Let them approach; let them testify;
let's come together for the trial.
2. Who has stirred up someone from the east?
let’s come together for the trial.
2 Who has stirred up someone from the east?
In righteousness he calls him to serve.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
3. He pursues them, going on safely,
3 He pursues them, going on safely,
hardly touching the path with his feet.
4. Who has performed and done this,
4 Who has performed and done this,
calling the generations from the beginning?
I am the Lord, the first
and with the last--I am he."
5. The coasts and islands see and are afraid,
and with the last—I am he.”
5 The coasts and islands see and are afraid,
the whole earth trembles.
They approach and arrive.
6. Each one helps the other,
and says to another, "Take courage!"
7. The craftsman encourages the metalworker;
6 Each one helps the other,
and says to another, “Take courage!”
7 The craftsman encourages the metalworker;
the one who flattens with the hammer
encourages the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, "It is good."
saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
8. But you, Israel, my servant,
8 But you, Israel, my servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, my friend--
9. I brought you from the ends of the earth
descendant of Abraham, my friend—
9 I brought you from the ends of the earth
and called you from its farthest corners.
I said to you: You are my servant;
I have chosen you; I haven't rejected you.
10. Do not fear, for I am with you;
I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.
10 Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
11. Be sure that all who are enraged against you
11 Be sure that all who are enraged against you
will be ashamed and disgraced;
those who contend with you
will become as nothing and will perish.
12. You will look for
those who contend with you,
12 You will look for those who contend with you,
but you will not find them.
Those who war against you
will become absolutely nothing.
13. For
I am the Lord your God,
13 For I am the Lord your God,
who holds your right hand,
who says to you, "Do not fear,
who says to you, “Do not fear,
I will help you.
14. Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you men of Israel.
I will help you"--
this is the Lord's declaration.
I will help you”—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15. See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board,
15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board,
new, with many teeth.
You will thresh mountains and pulverize them
and make hills into chaff.
16. You will winnow them
16 You will winnow them
and a wind will carry them away,
a whirlwind will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
17. The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
17 The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I will answer them.
I am the Lord, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them.
18. I will open rivers on the barren heights,
18 I will open rivers on the barren heights,
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool
and dry land into springs.
19. I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees
19 I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees
in the wilderness.
I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together
in the desert,
20. so that all may see and know,
20 so that all may see and know,
consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21. "Submit your case,"
says the Lord.
"Present your arguments," says Jacob's King.
22. "Let them come and tell us
21 “Submit your case,” says the Lord.
“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
22 “Let them come and tell us
what will happen.
Tell us the past events,
so that we may reflect on them
and know the outcome,
or tell us the future.
23. Tell us the coming events,
23 Tell us the coming events,
then we will know that you are gods.
Indeed, do something good or bad,
then we will be in awe when we see it.
24. Look, you are nothing
24 Look, you are nothing
and your work is worthless.
Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
25. "I have stirred up one from the north, and he has come,
25 “I have stirred up one from the north, and he has come,
one from the east who invokes my name.
He will march over rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter who treads the clay.
26. Who told about this from the beginning,
26 Who told about this from the beginning,
so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say, 'He is right'?
so that we might say, ‘He is right’?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.
27. I was the first to say to Zion,
'Look! Here they are!'
27 I was the first to say to Zion,
‘Look! Here they are!’
And I gave Jerusalem a herald with good news.
28. When I look, there is no one;
28 When I look, there is no one;
there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
29. Look, all of them are a delusion;
29 Look, all of them are a delusion;
their works are nonexistent;
their images are wind and emptiness.
their images are wind and emptiness.