1“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the…
2Who has raised up one from the east?…
3He pursues them and passes by safely, even…
4Who has worked and done it, calling the…
5The islands have seen, and fear. The ends…
6Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their…
7So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who…
8“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I…
9you whom I have taken hold of from…
10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with…
11Behold, all those who are incensed against you…
12You will seek them, and won’t find them,…
13For I, the LORD your God, will hold…
14Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you…
15Behold, I have made you into a new…
16You will winnow them, and the wind will…
17The poor and needy seek water, and there…
18I will open rivers on the bare heights,…
19I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil…
20that they may see, know, consider, and understand…
21Produce your cause,” says the LORD. “Bring out…
22“Let them announce and declare to us what…
23Declare the things that are to come hereafter,…
24Behold, you are nothing, and your work is…
25“I have raised up one from the north,…
26Who has declared it from the beginning, that…
27I am the first to say to Zion,…
28When I look, there is no man, even…
29Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and…
