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1 KEEP silence, O you islands; and let the people renew their strength; let them come near; then let them speak; let them come near together to judgment. 2 Who has stirred up the righteous one from the east, and hastened him on? The nations shall surrender before him, and kings shall be confounded. He gave them as the dust to his sword and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He shall pursue them, then make peace; and he shall not pass that way on foot. 4 Who has prepared and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first and the last; I am he. 5 The islands saw it, and were afraid; and the ends of the earth were afraid, and they drew near and came. 6 They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. 7 The carpenter encourages the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering; and they fasten it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But now, Israel, you are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham my friend, whom I have strengthened. 9 I have called you from the ends of the earth and from among the prophets, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and have not rejected you; 10 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I have strengthened you, and have also helped you, yea, I will also uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 All those that reproach you shall be ashamed and confounded; they shall be as nothing; and those who strive with you shall perish. 12 You shall seek them that strive with you, but you shall not find them; they that war against you shall be as if they were nothing. Isaiah 41:1-12, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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