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IS A IA H 4 1
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They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
— promises —
from God
He gives power to
the weak and strength
to the powerless.
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Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious
right hand.
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“See, all your angry enemies lie there,
confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
and come to nothing.
You will look in vain
for those who tried to conquer you.
Those who attack you
will come to nothing.
For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob,
don’t be afraid, people of Israel,
for I will help you.
I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
I am the Holy One of Israel.’
You will be a new threshing instrument
with many sharp teeth.
You will tear your enemies apart,
making chaff of mountains.
You will toss them into the air,
and the wind will blow them all away;
a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in the Lord.
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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I SA I A H 4 0:2 9
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God’s Help for Israel
1 “Listen in silence before me,
you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.
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“Who has stirred up this king from
the east,
rightly calling him to God’s service?
Who gives this man victory over many
nations
and permits him to trample their kings
underfoot?
With his sword, he reduces armies to dust.
With his bow, he scatters them like chaff
before the wind.
He chases them away and goes on safely,
though he is walking over unfamiliar
ground.
Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation from
the beginning of time?
It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize
for war.
The idol makers encourage one another,
saying to each other, “Be strong!”
The carver encourages the goldsmith,
and the molder helps at the anvil.
“Good,” they say. “It’s coming
along fine.”
Carefully they join the parts together,
then fasten the thing in place so it
won’t fall over.
“But as for you, Israel my servant,
Jacob my chosen one,
descended from Abraham my friend,
I have called you back from the ends of
the earth,
saying, ‘You are my servant.’
For I have chosen you
and will not throw you away.
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“When the poor and needy search for
water and there is none,
and their tongues are parched from
thirst,
then I, the Lord, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, will never abandon
them.
I will open up rivers for them on the high
plateaus.
I will give them fountains of water in
the valleys.
I will fill the desert with pools of water.
Rivers fed by springs will flow across
the parched ground.
I will plant trees in the barren desert—
cedar, acacia, myrtle, olive, cypress, fir,
and pine.
I am doing this so all who see this miracle
will understand what it means—
that it is the Lord who has done this,
the Holy One of Israel who created it.
“Present the case for your idols,”
says the Lord.
“Let them show what they can do,”
says the King of Israel.*
“Let them try to tell us what happened
long ago
41:21 Hebrew the King of Jacob. See note on 14:1.