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Keep silence before Me ,
O coastlands ,
And let the people renew their strength !
Let them come near ,
then let them speak ;
Let us come near together for judgment .
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Who raised up one from the east ?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet ?
Who gave the nations before him ,
And made him rule over kings ?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword ,
As driven stubble to his bow ?
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Who pursued them ,
and passed safely By the way that he had not gone with his feet ?
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Who has performed and done it ,
Calling the generations from the beginning ? "
I ,
the LORD ,
am the first ;
And with the last I am He ."'
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The coastlands saw it and feared ,
The ends of the earth were afraid ;
They drew near and came .
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Everyone helped his neighbor ,
And said to his brother , "
Be of good courage !"
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So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith ;
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil ,
Saying , "
It is ready for the soldering ";
Then he fastened it with pegs ,
That it might not totter .
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But you ,
Israel ,
are My servant ,
Jacob whom I have chosen ,
The descendants of Abraham My friend .
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You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth ,
And called from its farthest regions ,
And said to you , "
You are My servant ,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away :
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Fear not ,
for I am with you ;
Be not dismayed ,
for I am your God .
I will strengthen you ,
Yes ,
I will help you ,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand .'
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Behold ,
all those who were incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced ;
They shall be as nothing ,
And those who strive with you shall perish .
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You shall seek them and not find them --
Those who contended with you .
Those who war against you Shall be as nothing ,
As a nonexistent thing .
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For I ,
the LORD your God ,
will hold your right hand ,
Saying to you , "
Fear not ,
I will help you .'
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Fear not ,
you worm Jacob ,
You men of Israel !
I will help you ,"
says the LORD And your Redeemer ,
the Holy One of Israel .
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Behold ,
I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth ;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small ,
And make the hills like chaff .
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You shall winnow them ,
the wind shall carry them away ,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them ;
You shall rejoice in the LORD ,
And glory in the Holy One of Israel .
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The poor and needy seek water ,
but there is none ,
Their tongues fail for thirst .
I ,
the LORD ,
will hear them ;
I ,
the God of Israel ,
will not forsake them .
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I will open rivers in desolate 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 .
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I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree ,
The myrtle and the oil tree ;
I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together ,
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That they may see and know ,
And consider and understand together ,
That the hand of the LORD has done this ,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it .
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Present your case ,"
says the LORD . "
Bring forth your strong reasons ,"
says the King of Jacob .