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Isaiah 41:27
I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.
Isaiah 41:27 · Bible in Basic English
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Isaiah 41:27 in other translations
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.
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In context
24 But you are nothing, and your work is of no value: foolish is he who takes you for his gods.
25 I have sent for one from the north, and from the dawn he has come; in my name he will get rulers together and go against them; they will be like dust, even as the wet earth is stamped on by the feet of the potter.
26 Who has given knowledge of it from the first, so that we may be certain of it? and from the start, so that we may say, His word is true? There is no one who gives news, or says anything, or who gives ear to your words.
27 I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.
28 And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.
29 Truly they are all nothing, their works are nothing and of no value: their metal images are of no more use than wind.
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