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Isaiah 41:1-2
Good News Translation

God's Assurance to Israel

41 God says,

“Be silent and listen to me, you distant lands!
    Get ready to present your case in court;
    you will have your chance to speak.
Let us come together to decide who is right.

2 “Who was it that brought the conqueror from the east[a]
    and makes him triumphant wherever he goes?
Who gives him victory over kings and nations?
    His sword strikes them down as if they were dust.
    His arrows scatter them like straw before the wind.

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  1. Isaiah 41:2 Cyrus, the emperor of Persia (see 45.1).
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Isaiah 41:1-2
New International Version

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.

2 “Who has stirred(F) up one from the east,(G)
    calling him in righteousness(H) to his service[a]?(I)
He hands nations over to him
    and subdues kings before him.
He turns them to dust(J) with his sword,
    to windblown chaff(K) with his bow.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 41:2 Or east, / whom victory meets at every step
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