Isaiah 41:21-24
Legacy Standard Bible
21 “Bring near your case,” Yahweh says.
“Bring forward your mighty arguments,”
The (A)King of Jacob says.
22 (B)Let them bring it forth and declare to us what is going to take place;
As for the (C)former events, declare what they were,
That we may establish our heart on them and know their outcome.
Or cause us to hear of what is coming;
23 (D)Declare the things that are to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, (E)do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.
24 Behold, (F)you are nothing,
And (G)your work is non-existent;
He who chooses you is an (H)abomination.
Isaiah 41:21-24
Common English Bible
Other gods challenged
21 Present your case, says the Lord.
Bring forward your evidence, says Jacob’s king.
22 Let the idols[a] approach
and tell us what will happen.
The prior things—what are they?
Announce them, and we’ll think about them
and know their significance.
Or proclaim to us what is to come!
23 Report things that will happen in the future,
then we’ll know that you are gods.
Do good! Or do bad!
Then we will all be afraid and fearful.
24 Look! You are nobody, and your deeds are nothing.
Whoever chooses you is disgusting.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:22 Or them
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