Isaiah 41:1
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Israel Assured of God’s Help
41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.
Isaiah 1:18
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18 “Come now, and let us (A)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
(B)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Habakkuk 2:20
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20 “But(A) the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
Zechariah 2:13
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13 (A)Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused (B)from His holy habitation!”
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Psalm 46:10
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10 Be still, and know that I am God;
(A)I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Isaiah 41:6-7
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6 (A)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
[a]“Be of good courage!”
7 (B)So the craftsman encouraged the (C)goldsmith;[b]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [c]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(D)That it might not totter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:6 Lit. Be strong
- Isaiah 41:7 refiner
- Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good
Joel 3:10-11
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Isaiah 34:1
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Judgment on the Nations
34 Come (A)near, you nations, to hear;
And heed, you people!
(B)Let the earth hear, and all that is in it,
The world and all things that come forth from it.
Isaiah 11:11
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11 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
(A)From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [a]islands of the sea.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands
Job 40:7-10
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8 “Would(C) you indeed [b]annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with (D)a voice like His?
10 (E)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.
Job 38:3
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Footnotes
- Job 38:3 Lit. gird up your loins like
Micah 6:1-3
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God Pleads with Israel
6 Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 (A)Hear, O you mountains, (B)the Lord’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For (C)the Lord has a complaint against His people,
And He will [a]contend with Israel.
Footnotes
- Micah 6:2 bring charges against
Isaiah 50:8
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8 (A)He is near who justifies Me;
Who will contend with Me?
Let us stand together.
Who is [a]My adversary?
Let him come near Me.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 50:8 Lit. master of My judgment
Isaiah 49:1
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The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles
49 “Listen, (A)O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
(B)The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the [a]matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:1 Lit. inward parts
Isaiah 48:16
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16 “Come near to Me, hear this:
(A)I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
From the time that it was, I was there.
And now (B)the Lord God and His Spirit
[a]Have sent Me.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:16 Heb. verb is sing.; or Has sent Me and His Spirit
Isaiah 41:21-22
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The Futility of Idols
21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (A)King of Jacob.
22 “Let(B) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the (C)former things, what they were,
That we may [a]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them
Isaiah 8:9-10
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9 “Be(A) shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
10 (B)Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, (C)but it will not stand,
(D)For [a]God is with us.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 8:10 Heb. Immanuel
Job 31:35-36
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35 (A)Oh, that I had one to hear me!
Here is my mark.
Oh, (B)that the Almighty would answer me,
That my [a]Prosecutor had written a book!
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
And bind it on me like a crown;
Footnotes
- Job 31:35 Lit. Accuser
Job 23:3-7
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3 (A)Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!
4 I would present my case before Him,
And fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words which He would answer me,
And understand what He would say to me.
6 (B)Would He contend with me in His great power?
No! But He would take note of me.
7 There the upright could reason with Him,
And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
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