Keep silencebeforeme, O islands; and let the peoplerenew their strength: let them come near; thenlet them speak: let us come neartogetherto judgment. Whoraised upthe righteous man from the east, calledhim to his foot, gavethe nationsbeforehim, and made him ruleover kings? he gave them as the dustto his sword, and as drivenstubbleto his bow. He pursuedthem, and passedsafely; even by the way that he had notgonewith his feet. Whohath wroughtand done it , callingthe generationsfrom the beginning? Ithe LORD, the first, and withthe last; I am he. The islessaw it , and feared; the endsof the earthwere afraid, drew near, and came. They helpedevery onehis neighbor; and every one saidto his brother, Be of good courage. So the carpenterencouragedthe goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammerhim that smotethe anvil, saying, It is readyfor the soldering: and he fastenedit with nails, that it should notbe moved. But thou, Israel, art my servant, JacobwhomI have chosen, the seedof Abrahammy friend. Thou whomI have takenfrom the endsof the earth, and calledthee from the chief menthereof, and saidunto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosenthee, and notcast thee away. Fearthou not; forI am withthee: be notdismayed; forI am thy God: I will strengthenthee; yea, I will helpthee; yea, I will upholdthee with the right handof my righteousness. Behold, allthey that were incensedagainst thee shall be ashamedand confounded: they shall beas nothing; and theythat strivewith thee shall perish. Thou shalt seekthem, and shalt notfindthem, even them that contendedwith thee: theythat waragainst thee shall beas nothing, and as a thing of naught. ForIthe LORDthy Godwill holdthy right hand, sayingunto thee, Fearnot; Iwill helpthee. Fearnot, thou wormJacob, and ye menof Israel; Iwill helpthee, saiththe LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy Oneof Israel. Behold, I will makethee a newsharpthreshing instrumenthavingteeth: thou shalt threshthe mountains, and beat them small, and shalt makethe hillsas chaff. Thou shalt fanthem, and the windshall carry them away, and the whirlwindshall scatterthem: and thoushalt rejoicein the LORD, and shalt gloryin the Holy Oneof Israel. When the poorand needyseekwater, and there is none, and their tonguefailethfor thirst, Ithe LORDwill hearthem, I the Godof Israelwill notforsakethem. I will openriversinhigh places, and fountainsin the midstof the valleys: I will makethe wildernessa poolof water, and the drylandspringsof water. I will plantin the wildernessthe cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oiltree; I will setin the desertthe fir tree, and the pine, and the box treetogether: Thatthey may see, and know, and consider, and understandtogether, thatthe handof the LORDhath donethis, and the Holy Oneof Israelhath createdit. Produceyour cause, saiththe LORD; bring forthyour strong reasons , saiththe Kingof Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and showus whatshall happen: let them showthe former things, whatthey be , that we may considerthem, and knowthe latter endof them; ordeclareus things for to come. Showthe things that are to comehereafter, that we may knowthatye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. Behold, ye are of nothing, and your workof naught: an abomination is he that choosethyou. I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the risingof the sunshall he callupon my name: and he shall comeupon princesas upon mortar, and asthe pottertreadethclay. Whohath declaredfrom the beginning, that we may know? and formerly, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is nonethat showeth, yea, there is nonethat declareth, yea, there is nonethat hearethyour words. The first shall say to Zion, Behold, beholdthem: and I will giveto Jerusalemone that bringeth good tidings. For I beheld, and there was noman; even among them, and there was nocounselor, that, when I askedof them, could answera word. Behold, they are allvanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are windand confusion.