Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nationsbefore him, and made him ruleoverkings? he gavethem as the dust to his sword, and as drivenstubble to his bow.
So the carpenterencouraged the goldsmith, and he thatsmoothethwith the hammer him thatsmote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it withnails, that it should not be moved.
Thouwhom I havetakenfrom the ends of the earth, and calledtheefrom the chief men thereof, and saiduntothee, Thou art my servant; I havechosenthee, and not casttheeaway.
Fearthou not; for I am withthee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I willstrengthenthee; yea, I willhelpthee; yea, I willupholdtheewith the righthand of my righteousness.
Thoushalt fan them, and the windshallcarrythemaway, and the whirlwindshallscatterthem: and thoushaltrejoice in the LORD, and shaltglory in the Holy One of Israel.
When the poor and needyseekwater, and there is none, and theirtonguefaileth for thirst, I the LORDwillhearthem, I the God of Israelwill not forsakethem.
I willopenrivers in highplaces, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I willmake the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry landsprings of water.
I willplant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittahtree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box treetogether:
Let thembringthemforth, and shew us whatshallhappen: let themshew the formerthings, whatthey be, that we may considerthem, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
I haveraised up one from the north, and he shallcome: from the rising of the sun shall he callupon my name: and he shallcomeuponprinces as uponmorter, and as the pottertreadethclay.
Who hathdeclaredfrom the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is nonethatsheweth, yea, there is nonethatdeclareth, yea, there is nonethathearethyourwords.