1 “Be silent and listen to me, you coastlands.
2 “Who has raised up from the east
3 He chases them, marching by safely
4 Who has accomplished this?
5 The coastlands have seen him and are afraid.
6 People help their neighbors
7 Craftsmen encourage goldsmiths.
8 “But you are my servant Israel,
9 I have taken you from the ends of the earth
10 Don’t be afraid, because I am with you.
11 “Everyone who is angry with you
12 You will search for your enemies,
13 I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand
14 Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm.
15 “I am going to make you into a new threshing sledge
16 You will winnow them.
17 “The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none.
18 I will make rivers flow on bare hilltops.
19 I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and wild olive trees in the desert.
20 People will see and know.
21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
22 “Bring ⌞your idols⌟ so they can tell us what’s going to happen.
23 Tell us what’s going to happen
24 You are nothing!
25 “I have raised up someone from the north, and he has come.
26 Who revealed this from the beginning so that we could know it?
27 I was the first to tell Zion, ‘Look, here they are.’
28 When I look, there is no one.
29 All of them are nothing.