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Do Not Fear, for I Am with You

41 (A)Coastlands, listen to Me (B)in silence,
And let the peoples (C)gain new power;
(D)Let them come forward, then let them speak;
(E)Let us draw near together for judgment.
(F)Who has awakened one from the east
Whom He (G)calls in righteousness to His [a]feet?
He (H)gives up nations before him
And [b]has dominion over kings.
He makes them like (I)dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven (J)chaff with his bow.
He pursues them, passing on in peace,
By a way he had not [c]come with his feet.
(K)Who has worked and done it,
Calling forth the generations from the beginning?
(L)I, Yahweh, am the first; and with the last, (M)I am He.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:2 Lit foot
  2. Isaiah 41:2 Or subdues
  3. Isaiah 41:3 Lit coming

Victor from the east

41 Be quiet before me, coastlands.
    Let the nations renew their strength.
    Let them approach and speak.
    Let’s draw near for a judgment.
Who has awakened one from the east
    and has authority to summon him to serve—
    giving him nations,
    conquering kings,
    making them like dust with his sword,
    like scattered straw with his bow?
He pursues them and passes untouched,
    needing no path for his feet.
Who has acted and who has done this,
    calling upon generation after generation since the beginning?
        I, the Lord, was first,
        and I will be the last!

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