Isaiah 41:1-4

Christian Standard Bible

41 “Be silent before me, coasts and islands!^(A)
And let peoples renew their strength.
Let them approach; let them testify;
let’s come together for the trial.
² Who has stirred up someone from the east?^(B)
In righteousness he calls him to serve.^[a][b](C)
The Lord hands nations over to him,^(D)
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
³ He pursues them, going on safely,
hardly touching the path with his feet.
⁴ Who has performed and done this,
calling the generations from the beginning?
I am the Lord, the first
and with the last^(E)—I am he.”^(F)