27 I am the first, that saith to Zion, Behold, behold [a]them: and I will give to Jerusalem [b]one that shall bring good tidings.

28 But when [c]I beheld, there was none: and when I inquired of them, there was no counselor, and when I demanded of them, they answered not a word.

29 Behold, they are all vanity: their work is of nothing, their images are wind and confusion.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:27 That is, the Israelites which return from the captivity.
  2. Isaiah 41:27 To wit, a continual succession of Prophets and ministers.
  3. Isaiah 41:28 When I looked whether the idols could do these things, I found that they had neither wisdom nor power to do anything: therefore he concludeth that all are wicked, that trust in such vanities.

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