Isaiah 41:27-29

Amplified Bible

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“I was first to say to Zion, ‘Listen carefully, here they are [the Jews who will be restored to their own land].’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will provide a messenger (Isaiah) to bring the good news [^[a]that Cyrus will be stirred up and put into action to save them].’^(A)
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“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],
And there is no counselor ^[b]among them,
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
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“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false;
Their works are worthless,
Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.