Who stirred up the one from the east?
Keep silence before me, you islands. Let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near and then speak. Let's come together for the judgment. Who stirred up the man from the east and called him in righteousness to his foot? He hands nations over to him and brings kings down under him. He makes them dust with his sword, blown stubble with his bow. He chases them and passes through safely, by a path his feet had never taken. Who has done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last — I am he. The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were shaking. They came near and arrived. They helped each other along, each one saying to his brother: Be strong. So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith, and the one smoothing with the hammer encouraged the one striking the anvil. He said of the soldering, It's good — and he nailed it down so it wouldn't fall over.
Go quiet in front of me, you islands. Let the peoples get their strength back. Let them come near and then speak. Let's come together for the judgment. Who stirred up the man from the east and called him in righteousness to his foot? He hands nations over to him and brings kings down under him. He makes them dust with his sword, blown stubble with his bow. He chases them and passes through safely, by a path his feet had never taken. Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the start? I, the Lord — the first, and with the last, I am he. The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were shaking. They came near and arrived. They helped each other along, each one saying to his brother: Be strong. So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith, and the one smoothing with the hammer encouraged the one striking the anvil. He said of the soldering, It's good — and he nailed it down so it wouldn't fall over.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Keep silence before me, you islands. Let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near and then speak. Let's come together for the judgment.
Go quiet in front of me, you islands. Let the peoples get their strength back. Let them come near and then speak. Let's come together for the judgment.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Who stirred up the man from the east and called him in righteousness to his foot? He hands nations over to him and brings kings down under him. He makes them dust with his sword, blown stubble with his bow.
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
He chases them and passes through safely, by a path his feet had never taken.
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
Who has done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last — I am he.
Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the start? I, the Lord — the first, and with the last, I am he.
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were shaking. They came near and arrived.
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
They helped each other along, each one saying to his brother: Be strong.
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith, and the one smoothing with the hammer encouraged the one striking the anvil. He said of the soldering, It's good — and he nailed it down so it wouldn't fall over.
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
You are my servant
But you, Israel, are my servant — Jacob whom I've chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend. You're the one I took hold of from the ends of the earth and called from its far corners. I said to you: You're my servant. I've chosen you and haven't thrown you away. Don't be afraid, because I am with you. Don't be dismayed, because I am your God. I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. all those who were enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who fight against you will become nothing and perish. You'll look for them and not find them — those who fought against you. Those who war against you will come to nothing. For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don't be afraid; I will help you.’ ‘Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,’ says the LORD, ‘and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.’ Look: I'll make you a sharp new threshing sledge with teeth. You'll thresh the mountains and crush them small and make the hills like chaff. You'll winnow them and the wind will take them off and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you'll be glad in the LORD and boast in the Holy One of Israel.
But you, Israel, are my servant — Jacob whom I've chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend. You're the one I took hold of from the ends of the earth and called from its far corners. I said to you: You're my servant. I've chosen you and haven't thrown you away. Don't be afraid, because I'm with you. Don't look round, because I'm your God. I'll strengthen you. I'll help you. I'll hold you up with the right hand of my righteousness. Look — everyone raging at you will be ashamed and disgraced. The men who fight you will be as nothing and will be finished. You'll look for them and you won't find them — the men who quarrel with you. The men who fight you will be as nothing at all. Because I'm the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: Don't be afraid. I'll help you. Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I'll help you, declares the Lord, and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Look — I'll make you a sharp new threshing sledge with teeth. You'll thresh the mountains and crush them small and make the hills like chaff. You'll winnow them and the wind will take them off and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you'll be glad in the Lord and boast in the Holy One of Israel.
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
But you, Israel, are my servant — Jacob whom I've chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend.
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
You're the one I took hold of from the ends of the earth and called from its far corners. I said to you: You're my servant. I've chosen you and haven't thrown you away.
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Don't be afraid, because I am with you. Don't be dismayed, because I am your God. I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Don't be afraid, because I'm with you. Don't look round, because I'm your God. I'll strengthen you. I'll help you. I'll hold you up with the right hand of my righteousness.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
all those who were enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who fight against you will become nothing and perish.
Look — everyone raging at you will be ashamed and disgraced. The men who fight you will be as nothing and will be finished.
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
You'll look for them and not find them — those who fought against you. Those who war against you will come to nothing.
You'll look for them and you won't find them — the men who quarrel with you. The men who fight you will be as nothing at all.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don't be afraid; I will help you.’
Because I'm the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: Don't be afraid. I'll help you.
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
‘Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,’ says the LORD, ‘and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.’
Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I'll help you, declares the Lord, and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Look: I'll make you a sharp new threshing sledge with teeth. You'll thresh the mountains and crush them small and make the hills like chaff.
Look — I'll make you a sharp new threshing sledge with teeth. You'll thresh the mountains and crush them small and make the hills like chaff.
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
You'll winnow them and the wind will take them off and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you'll be glad in the LORD and boast in the Holy One of Israel.
You'll winnow them and the wind will take them off and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you'll be glad in the Lord and boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Set out your case
When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not abandon them. I'll open rivers in high places and fountains in the middle of valleys. I'll make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water. I'll plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, the myrtle and the oil tree. I'll set in the desert the fir tree, the pine and the box tree together, so that they may see, know, consider and understand together that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it. Set out your case, says the LORD. Bring up your strong arguments, says Jacob's King. Let them bring them out and tell us what's going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so we can think about them and know how they turn out. Or announce to us what's coming. Tell us what's coming later, so we know you're gods. Do something — good or bad — so we can look at it and see it together. Look: you're nothing and your work is nothing. Whoever chooses you is disgusting. I've stirred up one from the north and he's come, from the rising of the sun, and he'll call on my name. He'll walk over rulers like mortar, like a potter treading clay. Who announced it from the start so we'd know, or beforehand so we could say, He's right? Nobody announced it. Nobody said it. Nobody heard a word out of you. I was the first to say to Zion, Look at them, here they are. And I gave Jerusalem someone bringing good tidings. I looked and there was nobody — not one of them able to give counsel, or to answer a word if I asked them. Look: all of them are nothing. Their works are nothing. Their cast images are wind and emptiness.
The poor and the needy are looking for water and there's none. Their tongue is dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, won't leave them. I'll open rivers on the bare heights and springs in the middle of the valleys. I'll turn the wilderness into a pool of water and the dry ground into springs of water. I'll put cedar and acacia and myrtle and olive in the wilderness. I'll set fir and pine and cypress together in the desert, so people can see and know and think it over and understand together that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel created it. Set out your case, says the Lord. Bring up your strong arguments, says Jacob's King. Let them bring them out and tell us what's going to happen. Tell us what the first things were, so we can think about them and know how they turn out. Or announce to us what's coming. Tell us what's coming later, so we know you're gods. Do something — good or bad — so we can look at it and see it together. Look at that — you're nothing and your work is nothing. Whoever chooses you is disgusting. I've stirred up one from the north and he's come, from the rising of the sun, and he'll call on my name. He'll walk over rulers like mortar, like a potter treading clay. Who announced it from the start so we'd know, or beforehand so we could say, He's right? Nobody announced it. Nobody said it. Nobody heard a word out of you. I was the first to say to Zion, Look at them, here they are. And I gave Jerusalem someone bringing good news. I looked and there was nobody — not one of them able to give counsel, or to answer a word if I asked them. Look at that — the lot of them are nothing. Their works are nothing. Their cast images are wind and emptiness.
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay. Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not abandon them.
The poor and the needy are looking for water and there's none. Their tongue is dry with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, won't leave them.
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
I'll open rivers in high places and fountains in the middle of valleys. I'll make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land springs of water.
I'll open rivers on the bare heights and springs in the middle of the valleys. I'll turn the wilderness into a pool of water and the dry ground into springs of water.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
I'll plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, the myrtle and the oil tree. I'll set in the desert the fir tree, the pine and the box tree together,
I'll put cedar and acacia and myrtle and olive in the wilderness. I'll set fir and pine and cypress together in the desert,
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
so that they may see, know, consider and understand together that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.
so people can see and know and think it over and understand together that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel created it.
That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
Set out your case, says the LORD. Bring up your strong arguments, says Jacob's King.
Set out your case, says the Lord. Bring up your strong arguments, says Jacob's King.
Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
Let them bring them out and tell us what's going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so we can think about them and know how they turn out. Or announce to us what's coming.
Let them bring them out and tell us what's going to happen. Tell us what the first things were, so we can think about them and know how they turn out. Or announce to us what's coming.
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Tell us what's coming later, so we know you're gods. Do something — good or bad — so we can look at it and see it together.
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
Look: you're nothing and your work is nothing. Whoever chooses you is disgusting.
Look at that — you're nothing and your work is nothing. Whoever chooses you is disgusting.
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
I've stirred up one from the north and he's come, from the rising of the sun, and he'll call on my name. He'll walk over rulers like mortar, like a potter treading clay.
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Who announced it from the start so we'd know, or beforehand so we could say, He's right? Nobody announced it. Nobody said it. Nobody heard a word out of you.
Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
I was the first to say to Zion, Look at them, here they are. And I gave Jerusalem someone bringing good tidings.
I was the first to say to Zion, Look at them, here they are. And I gave Jerusalem someone bringing good news.
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
I looked and there was nobody — not one of them able to give counsel, or to answer a word if I asked them.
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Look: all of them are nothing. Their works are nothing. Their cast images are wind and emptiness.
Look at that — the lot of them are nothing. Their works are nothing. Their cast images are wind and emptiness.
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.