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40.29 :And to him that hath no might He increaseth strength.
 * Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
 * And the young men shall utterly fall;
 * But they that wait for the shall renew their strength;
 * They shall mount up with wings as eagles;
 * They shall run, and not be weary;
 * They shall walk, and not faint.


 * Keep silence before Me, O islands,
 * And let the peoples renew their strength;
 * Let them draw near, then let them speak;
 * Let us come near together to judgment.
 * Who hath raised up one from the east,
 * At whose steps victory attendeth?
 * He giveth nations before him,
 * And maketh him rule over kings;
 * His sword maketh them as the dust,
 * His bow as the driven stubble.
 * He pursueth them, and passeth on safely;
 * The way with his feet he treadeth not.
 * Who hath wrought and done it?
 * He that called the generations from the beginning.
 * I, the, who am the first,
 * And with the last am the same.
 * The isles saw, and feared;
 * The ends of the earth trembled;
 * They drew near, and came.


 * They helped every one his neighbour;
 * And every one said to his brother:
 * 'Be of good courage.'
 * So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,
 * And he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil,
 * Saying of the soldering: 'It is good';
 * And he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.


 * But thou, Israel, My servant,
 * Jacob whom I have chosen,
 * The seed of Abraham My friend;
 * Thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth,
 * And called thee from the uttermost parts thereof,
 * And said unto thee: 'Thou art My servant,
 * I have chosen thee and not cast thee away';
 * Fear thou not, for I am with thee,
 * Be not dismayed, for I am thy God;
 * I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee;
 * Yea, I uphold thee with My victorious right hand.
 * Behold, all they that were incensed against thee
 * Shall be ashamed and confounded;
 * They that strove with thee
 * Shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
 * Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them,
 * Even them that contended with thee;
 * They that warred against thee
 * Shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
 * For I the thy God
 * Hold thy right hand,
 * Who say unto thee: 'Fear not,
 * I help thee.'


 * Fear not, thou worm Jacob,
 * And ye men of Israel;
 * I help thee, saith the ,
 * And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.