Isaiah 41:1-3

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41 The Lord says,
“Faraway countries, be quiet and listen to me!
    Nations be brave.^[a]
Come to me and speak.
    We will meet together
    and decide who is right.
² Who woke up the man who is coming from the east?
    He called Justice to march with him.
He uses his sword to crush nations.
    He uses his bow and conquers kings—
    they run away like straw blown by the wind.
³ He chases armies and is never hurt.
    He goes places he has never been before.