They that warred against thee

Shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

13 For I the LORD thy God

Hold thy right hand,

Who say unto thee: 'Fear not,
I help thee.'

14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, And ye men of Israel;

I help thee, saith the LORD,

And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Behold, I make thee a new threshing-sledge Having sharp teeth;

Thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small,

And shalt make the hills as chaff.

16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,

And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
And thou shalt rejoice in the LORD,

Thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 The poor and needy seek water and there is

none,

And their tongue faileth for thirst;

I the LORD will answer them,

I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

18 I will open rivers on the high hills,

And fountains in the midst of the valleys;

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.

19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree,

And the myrtle, and the oil-tree;

I will set in the desert the cypress, the planetree, and the larch together;

20 That they may see, and know,

And consider, and understand together,

That the hand of the LORD hath done this,
And the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

Behold My servant, whom I uphold;

42 Mine elect, in whom My soul delighteth;

I have put My spirit upon him,

He shall make the right to go forth to the nations.

2 He shall not cry, nor lift up,

Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break,

And the dimly burning wick shall he not quench;

He shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.

4 He shall not fail nor be crushed,

Till he have set the right in the earth;
And the isles shall wait for his teaching.

5 Thus saith God the LORD,

He that created the heavens, and stretched them forth,

He that spread forth the earth and that
which cometh out of it,

He that giveth breath unto the people upon it,
And spirit to them that walk therein:

6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, And have taken hold of thy hand,

And kept thee, and set thee for a covenant of the people,

For a light of the nations;

7 To open the blind eyes,

To bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

8 I am the LORD, that is My name;

And My glory will I not give to another,
Neither My praise to graven images.

9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, And new things do I declare;

Before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10 Sing unto the LORD a new song,

And His praise from the end of the earth; Ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein,

The isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice,

The villages that Kedar doth inhabit;

Let the inhabitants of Sela exult,

Let them shout from the top of the mountains.

12 Let them give glory unto the LORD,

And declare His praise in the islands.

13 The LORD will go forth as a mighty man, He will stir up jealousy like a man of war; He will cry, yea, He will shout aloud, He will prove Himself mighty against His enemies.

14 I have long time held My peace,

I have been still, and refrained Myself;
Now will I cry like a travailing woman,
Gasping and panting at once.

15 I will make waste mountains and hills,
And dry up all their herbs;

And I will make the rivers islands,

And will dry up the pools.

16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not,

In paths that they knew not will I lead them;

I will make darkness light before them,

And rugged places plain.

These things will I do,

And I will not leave them undone.

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God's Word Will Be Fulfilled

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye for

water,

And he that hath no money;

Come ye, buy, and eat;

Yea, come, buy wine and milk

Without money and without price.

2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?

And your gain for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good,

And let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto Me; Hear, and your soul shall live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

Even the sure mercies of David.

4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples,

A prince and commander to the peoples.

5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou

knowest not,

And a nation that knew not thee shall run

unto thee;

Because of the LORD thy God,

And for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.

6 Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, Call ye upon Him while He is near;

7 Let the wicked forsake his way,

And the man of iniquity his thoughts;
And let him return unto the LORD, and He
will have compassion upon him,

And to our God, for He will abundantly
pardon.

8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

Neither are your ways My ways, saith the
LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways,

And My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven,

And returneth not thither,

Except it water the earth,

And make it bring forth and bud,

And give seed to the sower and bread to the

eater;

11 So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth:

It shall not return unto Me void,

Except it accomplish that which I please,
And make the thing whereto I sent it prosper.

12 For ye shall go out with joy,

And be led forth with peace;