Isaiah 41:21-29
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“Submit your case,” says the Lord.
“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
22 “Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
“Let them come and tell us
what will happen.(A)
Tell us the past events,
so that we may reflect on them
and know the outcome,
or tell us the future.
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24 what will happen.(A)
Tell us the past events,
so that we may reflect on them
and know the outcome,
or tell us the future.
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Who told about this from the beginning,
so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say: He is right?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.
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28 so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say: He is right?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.
When I look, there is no one;
there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.(H)
29 there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.(H)
Look, all of them are a delusion;(d)
their works are nonexistent;
their images are wind and emptiness.
their works are nonexistent;
their images are wind and emptiness.
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 41:23: DSS read we may hear
b.
Isaiah 41:25: DSS read his
c.
Isaiah 41:27: Lit First to Zion
d.
Isaiah 41:29: DSS, Syr read are nothing