Isaiah 41:25-29

Amplified Bible

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“I have stirred up and put into action ^[a]one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].
And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,
Even as a potter treads clay.”^(A)
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Who [among the idols] has declared this from the beginning, so that we could know?
Or from earlier times, so that we could say, “He is [unquestionably] right!”?
In fact, there was no one who declared it,
Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it;
There was no one at all who heard you speak [for you pagan gods are speechless].
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“I was first to say to Zion, ‘Listen carefully, here they are [the Jews who will be restored to their own land].’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will provide a messenger (Isaiah) to bring the good news [^[b]that Cyrus will be stirred up and put into action to save them].’^(B)
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“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],
And there is no counselor ^[c]among them,
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
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“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false;
Their works are worthless,
Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.