Dual Panel1"Coastlands<339>, listen to Me in silence<2790>, And let the peoples<3816> gain<2498> new<2498> strength<3581>; Let them come<5066> forward<5066>, then<227> let them speak<1696>; Let us come<7126> together<3164> for judgment<4941>.
2"Who<4310> has aroused<5782> one from the east<4217> Whom He calls<7121> in righteousness<6664> to His feet<7272>? He delivers<5414> up nations<1471> before<6440> him And subdues<7287> kings<4428>. He makes<5414> them like dust<6083> with his sword<2719>, As the wind-driven chaff<7179> with his bow<7198>.
3"He pursues<7291> them, passing<5674> on in safety<7965>, By a way<734> he had not been traversing<935> with his feet<7272>.
4"Who<4310> has performed<6466> and accomplished<6213> it, Calling<7121> forth the generations<1755> from the beginning<7218>? 'I, the LORD<3068>, am the first<7223>, and with the last<314>. I am He.'"
5The coastlands<339> have seen<7200> and are afraid<3372>; The ends<7098> of the earth<776> tremble<2729>; They have drawn<7126> near<7126> and have come<857>.
6Each<376> one<376> helps<5826> his neighbor<7453> And says<559> to his brother<251>, "Be strong<2388>!"
7So the craftsman<2796> encourages<2388> the smelter<6884>, And he who smooths<2505> metal with the hammer<6360> encourages him who beats<1986> the anvil<6471>, Saying<559> of the soldering<1694>, "It is good<2896>"; And he fastens<2388> it with nails<4548>, So that it will not totter<4131>.
8"But you, Israel<3478>, My servant<5650>, Jacob<3290> whom<834> I have chosen<977>, Descendant<2233> of Abraham<85> My friend<157>,
9You whom<834> I have taken<2388> from the ends<7098> of the earth<776>, And called<7121> from its remotest<678> parts<678> And said<559> to you, 'You are My servant<5650>, I have chosen<977> you and not rejected<3988> you.
10'Do not fear<3372>, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look<8159> about you, for I am your God<430>. I will strengthen<553> you, surely<637> I will help<5826> you, Surely<637> I will uphold<8551> you with My righteous<6664> right<3225> hand<3225>.'
11"Behold<2005>, all<3605> those who are angered<2734> at you will be shamed<954> and dishonored<3637>; Those<376> who<376> contend<7379> with you will be as nothing<369> and will perish<6>.
12"You will seek<1245> those<376> who<376> quarrel<4695> with you, but will not find<4672> them, Those<376> who<376> war<4421> with you will be as nothing<369> and non-existent<657>.
13"For I am the LORD<3068> your God<430>, who upholds<2388> your right<3225> hand<3225>, Who says<559> to you, 'Do not fear<3372>, I will help<5826> you.'
14"Do not fear<3372>, you worm<8439> Jacob<3290>, you men<4962> of Israel<3478>; I will help<5826> you," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "and your Redeemer<1350> is the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478>.
15"Behold<2009>, I have made<7760> you a new<2319>, sharp<2742> threshing<4173> sledge<4173> with double edges<6310>; You will thresh<1758> the mountains<2022> and pulverize<1854> them, And will make<7760> the hills<1389> like chaff<4671>.
16"You will winnow<2219> them, and the wind<7307> will carry<5375> them away, And the storm<5591> will scatter<6327> them; But you will rejoice<1523> in the LORD<3068>, You will glory<1984> in the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478>.
17"The afflicted<6041> and needy<34> are seeking<1245> water<4325>, but there<369> is none<369>, And their tongue<3956> is parched<5405> with thirst<6772>; I, the LORD<3068>, will answer<6030> them Myself, As the God<430> of Israel<3478> I will not forsake<5800> them.
18"I will open<6605> rivers<5104> on the bare<8205> heights<8205> And springs<4599> in the midst<8432> of the valleys<1237>; I will make<7760> the wilderness<4057> a pool<98> of water<4325> And the dry<6723> land<776> fountains<4161> of water<4325>.
19"I will put<5414> the cedar<730> in the wilderness<4057>, The acacia<7848> and the myrtle<1918> and the olive<8081> tree<8410>; I will place<7760> the juniper<1265> in the desert<6160> Together<3164> with the box<8410> tree<8391> and the cypress<8391>,
20That they may see<7200> and recognize<3045>, And consider<7760> and gain<7919> insight<7919> as well<3164>, That the hand<3027> of the LORD<3068> has done<6213> this<384>, And the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478> has created<1254> it.
21"Present<7126> your case<7379>," the LORD<3068> says<559>. "Bring<5066> forward<5066> your strong<6110> arguments," The King<4428> of Jacob<3290> says<559>.
22Let them bring<5066> forth<5066> and declare<5046> to us what<834> is going to take<7136> place<7136>; As for the former<7223> events, declare<5046> what<4100> they were, That we may consider<7760> them and know<3045> their outcome<319>. Or<176> announce<8085> to us what is coming<935>;
23Declare<5046> the things<857> that are going to come<857> afterward<268>, That we may know<3045> that you are gods<430>; Indeed<637>, do<3190> good<3190> or evil<7489>, that we may anxiously look<8159> about us and fear<3372> together<3164>.
24Behold<2005>, you are of no<369> account<369>, And your work<6467> amounts to nothing<657>; He who chooses<977> you is an abomination<8441>.
25"I have aroused<5782> one from the north<6828>, and he has come<857>; From the rising<4217> of the sun<8121> he will call<7121> on My name<8034>; And he will come<935> upon rulers<5461> as upon mortar<2563>, Even as the potter<3335> treads<7429> clay<2563>."
26Who<4310> has declared<5046> this from the beginning<7218>, that we might know<3045>? Or from former<6440> times<6440>, that we may say<559>, "He is right<6662>!"? Surely<637> there<369> was no<369> one<369> who declared<5046>, Surely<637> there<369> was no<369> one<369> who proclaimed<8085>, Surely<637> there<369> was no<369> one<369> who heard<8085> your words<561>.
27"Formerly<7223> I said to Zion<6726>, 'Behold<2009>, here<2009> they are.' And to Jerusalem<3389>, 'I will give<5414> a messenger<1319> of good news<1319>.'
28"But when I look<7200>, there<369> is no<369> one<376>, And there<369> is no<369> counselor<3289> among<4480> them Who, if I ask<7592>, can give<7725> an answer<1697>.
29"Behold<2005>, all<3605> of them are false<205>; Their works<4639> are worthless<657>, Their molten<5262> images<5262> are wind<7307> and emptiness<8414>.