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The Lord Helps Israel

41 The Lord says, “People who live on the islands,
    come and stand quietly in front of me.
Let the nations gain new strength
    in order to state their case.
Let them come forward and speak.
    Let us go to court and find out who is right.

“Who has stirred up a king from the east?
    Who has helped him win his battles?
I hand nations over to him.
    I bring kings under his control.
He turns them into dust with his sword.
    With his bow he turns them into straw blowing in the wind.

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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.

“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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Footnotes

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