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ISAIAH
- And to him that hath no might He increaseth strength.
- 30Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
- And the young men shall utterly fall;
- 31But they that wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
- They shall mount up with wings as eagles;
- They shall run, and not be weary;
- They shall walk, and not faint.
- 41Keep silence before Me, O islands,
- And let the peoples renew their strength;
- Let them draw near, then let them speak;
- Let us come near together to judgment.
- 2Who hath raised up one from the east,
- At whose steps victory attendeth?
- He giveth nations before him,
- And maketh him rule over kings;
- His sword maketh them as the dust,
- His bow as the driven stubble.
- 3He pursueth them, and passeth on safely;
- The way with his feet he treadeth not.
- 4Who hath wrought and done it?
- He that called the generations from the beginning.
- I, the Lord, who am the first,
- And with the last am the same.
- 5The isles saw, and feared;
- The ends of the earth trembled;
- They drew near, and came.
- 6They helped every one his neighbour;
- And every one said to his brother:
- 'Be of good courage.'
- 7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,
- And he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil,
- Saying of the soldering: 'It is good';
- And he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
- 8But thou, Israel, My servant,
- Jacob whom I have chosen,
- The seed of Abraham My friend;
- 9Thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth,
- And called thee from the uttermost parts thereof,
- And said unto thee: 'Thou art My servant,
- I have chosen thee and not cast thee away';
- 10Fear thou not, for I am with thee,
- Be not dismayed, for I am thy God;
- I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee;
- Yea, I uphold thee with My victorious right hand.
- 11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee
- Shall be ashamed and confounded;
- They that strove with thee
- Shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
- 12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them,
- Even them that contended with thee;
- They that warred against thee
- Shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
- 13For I the Lord thy God
- Hold thy right hand,
- Who say unto thee: 'Fear not,
- I help thee.'
- 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob,
- And ye men of Israel;
- I help thee, saith the Lord,
- And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
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