Isaiah 41:8-20 - Only The Lord Can Save Us
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Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend
and called you from its farthest corners.
I said to you: You are My servant;
I have chosen you and not rejected you.
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
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will be ashamed and disgraced;
those who contend with you
will become as nothing and will perish.
but you will not find them.
Those who war against you
will become absolutely nothing.
hold your right hand
and say to you: Do not fear,
I will help you.
you men
I will help you—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer
new, with many teeth.
You will thresh mountains and pulverize them
and make hills into chaff.
and a wind will carry them away,
a gale will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
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their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,
consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created