Jehovah summons the coastlands to a courtroom scene: who raised up the conqueror from the east who gives nations as dust to his sword? "I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last; I am he." The frightened nations fasten their idols with nails, but Israel ("my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend"), hears "Fear thou not, for I am with thee." Worm Jacob becomes a sharp threshing instrument; rivers open on bare heights, and cedar, acacia, and myrtle are planted in the desert so that all may see the hand of Jehovah has done it. The trial resumes: the idol-gods are challenged to declare things to come (to do good or do evil, anything) and cannot; "ye are of nothing." Jehovah alone announced beforehand the one raised from the north and gives Jerusalem one who brings good tidings, while the idols' works are wind and confusion.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Isaiah — Isaiah overview

A. 1–7 Who Hath Raised Up One from the East?
B. 8–16 Fear Not, Thou Worm Jacob; I Will Help Thee
C. 17–20 Rivers on the Bare Heights for the Thirsty
D. 21–29 Produce Your Cause: the Idols Are Less Than Nothing

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Isaiah 415 verses
- Isaiah 41:2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
- Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isaiah 41:22Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
- Isaiah 41:24Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
- Isaiah 41:29Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
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Isaiah 444 verses
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- Isaiah 44:7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
- Isaiah 44:12The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
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Isaiah 453 verses
- Isaiah 45:1Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
- Isaiah 45:21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
- Isaiah 45:24Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
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Isaiah 433 verses
- Isaiah 43:1But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
- Isaiah 43:14Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
- Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
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Isaiah 402 verses
- Isaiah 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
- Isaiah 40:19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
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Isaiah 552 verses
- Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Isaiah 55:13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
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Isaiah 352 verses
- Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
- Isaiah 35:6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
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2 Samuel 221 verse
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