1“Be silent before Me, O islands,41:1 Or coastlands; also in verse 5
2Who has aroused one from the east
3He pursues them, going on safely,
4Who has performed this and carried it out,
5The islands see and fear;
6Each one helps the other
7The craftsman encourages the goldsmith,
8“But you, O Israel, My servant,
9I brought you from the ends of the earth
10Do not fear, for I am with you;
11Behold, all who rage against you
12You will seek them but will not find them.
13For I am the LORD your God,
14Do not fear, O worm of Jacob,
15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge,
16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away;
17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none;
18I will open rivers on the barren heights,
19I will plant cedars in the wilderness,
20so that all may see and know,
21“Present your case,” says the LORD.
22“Let them come and tell us what will happen.
23Tell us the things that are to come,
24Behold, you are nothing
25I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—
26Who has declared this from the beginning,
27I was the first to tell Zion:41:27 Or Formerly I said to Zion:
28When I look, there is no one;
29See, they are all a delusion;