Isaiah 41

KJVKeep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

GIGAKJVKeep silence before me, O islands. Let the people renew their strength: let them come near. Then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

KJVWho 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.

GIGAKJVWho 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.

KJVHe pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

GIGAKJVHe pursued them, and passed safely. Even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

KJVWho hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

GIGAKJVWho has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last. I am he.

KJVThe isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

GIGAKJVThe isles saw it, and feared. The ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

KJVThey helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

GIGAKJVThey helped every one his neighbor, and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

KJVSo the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

GIGAKJVSo the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who struck the anvil, saying, It is good for joining: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

KJVBut thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

GIGAKJVBut you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob, who I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham my friend.

KJVThou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

GIGAKJVI took you from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men of it, and said to you, You are my servant. I have chosen you, and not cast you away.

KJVFear 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.

GIGAKJVDo not fear. For I am with you: do not be terrified. For I am your God: I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

KJVBehold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

GIGAKJVAll those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced: they shall be as nothing. Those who argue with you shall perish.

KJVThou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

GIGAKJVYou shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who argued with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nothing.

KJVFor I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

GIGAKJVFor I the Lord your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, Do not fear. I will help you.

KJVFear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

GIGAKJVDo not fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you, says the Lord, and your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

KJVBehold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

GIGAKJVI will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff.

KJVThou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

GIGAKJVYou shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and you shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

KJVWhen the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

GIGAKJVWhen the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not abandon them.

KJVI will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

GIGAKJVI will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the middle of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

KJVI will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

GIGAKJVI will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree. I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

KJVThat 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.

GIGAKJVThat they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

KJVProduce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

GIGAKJVProduce your cause, says the Lord. Bring out your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob.

KJVLet 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.

GIGAKJVLet them bring them out, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them. Or declare us things to come.

KJVShew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

GIGAKJVTell us what is coming afterward, so that we may know you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, so that we may be terrified and see it together.

KJVBehold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

GIGAKJVYou are of nothing, and your work of nothing: a disgusting thing is he who chooses you.

KJVI have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

GIGAKJVI have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call on my name: and he shall come on princes as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.

KJVWho hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

GIGAKJVWho has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And in the past, that we may say, He is righteous? Yes, there is none that shows, yes, there is none that declares, yes, there is none that hears your words.

KJVThe first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

GIGAKJVThe first will say to Zion here they are! And I will give Jerusalem someone who brings good news.

KJVFor I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

GIGAKJVFor I looked, and there was no man. Even among them, and there was no adviser, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

KJVBehold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

GIGAKJVThey are all emptiness. Their works are nothing: their metal idols are wind and confusion.