Isaiah 41:23-25

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²³What signs did you give in the past to prove that you really are gods? Do something! Do anything, good or bad, so that we can see that you are alive. Then we might fear and respect you.

²⁴“Look, you false gods are worthless. You cannot do anything. Only some horrible fool^[a] would want to worship you.”

The Lord Proves He Is the Only God

²⁵“I called someone in the north^[b] to come.
    He is coming from the east where the sun rises,
    and he honors my name.
He tramples kings
    the way a potter softens clay with his feet.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 41:24 fool Literally, “horrible thing.” The Hebrew word usually describes idols and other wicked things that God hates.
Isaiah 41:25 someone in the north This probably means Cyrus, a king of Persia. He ruled about 550–530 B.C.