Israel Encouraged

41 (A)Listen to Me (B)in silence, you coastlands,
And let the peoples (C)gain new strength;
(D)Let them come forward, then let them speak;
(E)Let’s come together for judgment.

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The Helper of Israel

41 “Be silent(A) before me, you islands!(B)
    Let the nations renew their strength!(C)
Let them come forward(D) and speak;
    let us meet together(E) at the place of judgment.

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41 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

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Israel Assured of God’s Help

41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.

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21 [a]Present your case,” the Lord says.
“Bring forward your evidence,”
The (A)King of Jacob says.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:21 Lit Bring near

21 “Present your case,(A)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(B)

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21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

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The Futility of Idols

21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (A)King of Jacob.

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26 [a]Meet Me in court, (A)let’s argue our case together;
State your cause, (B)so that you may be proved right.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:26 Or Report to Me

26 Review the past for me,
    let us argue the matter together;(A)
    state the case(B) for your innocence.

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26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

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26 Put Me in remembrance;
Let us contend together;
State your case, that you may be [a]acquitted.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:26 justified

Listen, you mountains, to the indictment by the Lord,
And you enduring (A)foundations of the earth,
Because the (B)Lord has a case against His people;
And He will dispute with Israel.

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“Hear,(A) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;(B)
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case(C) against his people;
    he is lodging a charge(D) against Israel.

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Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

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(A)Hear, O you mountains, (B)the Lord’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For (C)the Lord has a complaint against His people,
And He will [a]contend with Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:2 bring charges against