40:22. It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. 40:23. He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity. 40:24. And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 40:25. And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One? 40:26. Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing. 40:27. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 40:28. Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. 40:29. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not. 40:30. You shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity. 40:31. But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaias Chapter 41 The reign of the just one: the vanity of idols. 41:1. Let the islands keep silence before me, and the nations take new strength: let them come near, and then speak, let us come near to judgment together. 41:2. Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow. 41:3. He shall pursue them, he shall pass in peace, no path shall appear after his feet. 41:4. Who hath wrought and done these things, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, I am the first and the last. 41:5. The islands saw it, and feared, the ends of the earth were astonished, they drew near, and came. 41:6. Every one shall help his neighbour, and shall say to his brother: Be of good courage. 41:7. The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 41:8. But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend: 41:9. In whom I have taken thee from the ends of the earth, and from the remote parts thereof have called thee, and said to thee: Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee, and have not cast thee away.