Isaiah 41:1-4

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Nations Chose Idols, but the Lord Chose Israel

41 “Be silent and listen to me, you coastlands.
Let the people gain new strength.
Let them come near and speak.
Let us come together for judgment.

²“Who has raised up from the east
someone to whom the Lord gives victory with every step he takes?
Nations are handed over to him.
He defeats kings.
With his sword he turns them into dust.
With his bow he turns them into straw blown by the wind.
³He chases them, marching by safely
on a path his feet have never traveled before.
⁴Who has accomplished this?
Who has determined the course of history from the beginning?
I, the Lord, was there first, and I will be there to the end.
I am the one!”