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 41:1 ¶ Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

 41:1 ¶ Keep silence°° before° me, O islands;° and let the people° renew°° [their] strength:° let them come near;°° then° let them speak:°° let us come near°° together° to judgment.°

 41:2 Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

 41:2 Who° raised up°° the righteous° [man] from the east,°° called°° him to his foot,° gave°° the nations° before° him, and made [him] rule°° over kings?° he gave°° [them] as the dust° to his sword,° [and] as driven°° stubble° to his bow.°

 41:3 He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.

 41:3 He pursued°° them, [and] passed°° safely;° [even] by the way° [that] he had not° gone°° with his feet.°

 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.

 41:4 Who° hath wrought°° and done°° [it], calling°° the generations° from the beginning?°° I° the LORD,° the first,° and with° the last;° I° [am] he.°

 41:5 The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.

 41:5 The isles° saw°° [it], and feared;°° the ends° of the earth° were afraid,°° drew near,°° and came.°°

 41:6 They help every one his neighbor; and [every one] saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

 41:6 They helped°° every one°° his neighbour;° and [every one] said°° to his brother,° Be of good courage.°°

 41:7 So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.

 41:7 So the carpenter° encouraged°°° the goldsmith,°° [and] he that smootheth°° [with] the hammer°° him that smote°° the anvil,° saying,°° It° [is] ready° for the sodering:° and he fastened°° it with nails,° [that] it should not° be moved.°°

 41:8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

 41:8 But thou,° Israel,° [art] my servant,° Jacob° whom° I have chosen,°° the seed° of Abraham° my friend.°°

 41:9 thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away;

 41:9 [Thou] whom° I have taken°° from the ends°° of the earth,° and called°° thee from the chief men°° thereof, and said°° unto thee, Thou° [art] my servant;° I have chosen°° thee, and not° cast thee away.°°

 41:10 ¶ Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

 41:10 ¶ Fear°° thou not;° for° I° [am] with° thee: be not° dismayed;°° for° I° [am] thy God:° I will strengthen°° thee; yea,° I will help°° thee; yea,° I will uphold°° thee with the right hand° of my righteousness.°

 41:11 Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.

 41:11 Behold,° all° they that were incensed°° against thee shall be ashamed°° and confounded:°° they shall be° as nothing;° and they°° that strive° with thee shall perish.°°

 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

 41:12 Thou shalt seek°° them, and shalt not° find°° them,° [even] them° that contended° with thee: they° that war° against thee shall be° as nothing,° and as a thing of nought.°

 41:13 For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

 41:13 For° I° the LORD° thy God° will hold°° thy right hand,° saying°° unto thee, Fear°° not;° I° will help°° thee.

 41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

 41:14 Fear°° not,° thou worm° Jacob,° [and] ye men° of Israel;° I° will help°° thee, saith°° the LORD,° and thy redeemer,°° the Holy One° of Israel.°

 41:15 Behold, I have made thee [to be] a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

 41:15 Behold,° I will make°° thee a new° sharp° threshing° instrument° having° teeth:° thou shalt thresh°° the mountains,° and beat [them] small,°° and shalt make°° the hills° as chaff.°

 41:16 Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

 41:16 Thou shalt fan°° them, and the wind° shall carry them away,°° and the whirlwind° shall scatter°° them: and thou° shalt rejoice°° in the LORD,° [and] shalt glory°° in the Holy One° of Israel.°

 41:17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

 41:17 [When] the poor° and needy° seek°° water,° and [there is] none,° [and] their tongue° faileth°° for thirst,° I° the LORD° will hear°° them, I the God° of Israel° will not° forsake°° them.

 41:18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

 41:18 I will open°° rivers° in° high places,° and fountains° in the midst° of the valleys:° I will make°° the wilderness° a pool° of water,° and the dry° land° springs° of water.°

 41:19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together:

 41:19 I will plant°° in the wilderness° the cedar,° the shittah tree,° and the myrtle,° and the oil° tree;° I will set°° in the desert° the fir tree,° [and] the pine,° and the box tree° together:°

 41:20 that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of Jehovah hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

 41:20 That° they may see,°° and know,°° and consider,°° and understand°° together,° that° the hand° of the LORD° hath done°° this,° and the Holy One° of Israel° hath created°° it.

 41:21 Produce your cause, saith Jehovah; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

 41:21 Produce°° your cause,° saith°° the LORD;° bring forth°° your strong° [reasons], saith°° the King° of Jacob.°

 41:22 Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.

 41:22 Let them bring [them] forth,°° and shew°° us° what° shall happen:°° let them shew°° the former things,° what° they° [be], that we may consider°°° them, and know°° the latter end° of them; or° declare°° us things for to come.°°

 41:23 Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

 41:23 Shew°° the things that are to come°° hereafter,° that we may know°° that° ye° [are] gods:° yea,° do good,°° or do evil,°° that we may be dismayed,°° and behold°° [it] together.°

 41:24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

 41:24 Behold,° ye° [are] of nothing,°° and your work° of nought:°° an abomination° [is he that] chooseth°° you.

 41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.

 41:25 I have raised up°° [one] from the north,°° and he shall come:°° from the rising°° of the sun° shall he call°° upon my name:° and he shall come°° upon princes° as° [upon] morter,° and as° the potter°° treadeth°° clay.°

 41:26 Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, [He is] right? yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

 41:26 Who° hath declared°° from the beginning,°° that we may know?°° and beforetime,°° that we may say,°° [He is] righteous?° yea,° [there is] none° that sheweth,°° yea,° [there is] none° that declareth,°° yea,° [there is] none° that heareth°° your words.°

 41:27 [I am the] first [that saith] unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

 41:27 The first° [shall say] to Zion,° Behold,° behold° them: and I will give°° to Jerusalem° one that bringeth good tidings.°°

 41:28 And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

 41:28 For I beheld,°° and [there was] no° man;° even among them,°° and [there was] no° counsellor,°° that, when I asked°° of them, could answer°° a word.°

 41:29 Behold, all of them, their works are vanity [and] nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.

 41:29 Behold,° they [are] all° vanity;° their works° [are] nothing:° their molten images° [are] wind° and confusion.°