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Isaiah 41:25-29
1599 Geneva Bible
Isaiah 41:25-29
1599 Geneva Bible
25 ¶ I have raised up from the [a]North, and he shall come: from the East sun shall he [b]call upon my name, and shall come upon [c]princes as upon clay, and as the potter treadeth mire under the foot.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? or before time, that we may say, He is righteous? Surely there is none that showeth: surely there is none that declareth: surely there is none that heareth [d]your words.
27 I am the first, that saith to Zion, Behold, behold [e]them: and I will give to Jerusalem [f]one that shall bring good tidings.
28 But when [g]I beheld, there was none: and when I inquired of them, there was no counselor, and when I demanded of them, they answered not a word.
29 Behold, they are all vanity: their work is of nothing, their images are wind and confusion.
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- Isaiah 41:25 Meaning, the Chaldeans.
- Isaiah 41:25 That is, Cyrus, who shall do all things in my name and by my direction: whereby he meaneth that both their captivity and deliverance shall be ordered by God’s providence and appointment.
- Isaiah 41:25 Both of the Chaldeans and others.
- Isaiah 41:26 Meaning, that none of the Gentile gods can work any of these things.
- Isaiah 41:27 That is, the Israelites which return from the captivity.
- Isaiah 41:27 To wit, a continual succession of Prophets and ministers.
- Isaiah 41:28 When I looked whether the idols could do these things, I found that they had neither wisdom nor power to do anything: therefore he concludeth that all are wicked, that trust in such vanities.
Isaiah 41:25-29
New International Version
Isaiah 41:25-29
New International Version
25 “I have stirred(A) up one from the north,(B) and he comes—
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads(C) on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.
26 Who told of this from the beginning,(D) so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold(E) it,
no one heard any words(F) from you.
27 I was the first to tell(G) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.(H)
28 I look but there is no one(I)—
no one among the gods to give counsel,(J)
no one to give answer(K) when I ask them.
29 See, they are all false!
Their deeds amount to nothing;(L)
their images(M) are but wind(N) and confusion.
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