22 Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen; let them show 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.
23 Show 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.
24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught; an abomination is he that chooseth you.
25 I 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 mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know; and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among men, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing; their molten images are wind and confusion.
Isaiah 42 Intro: The office of Christ -- God's promise unto him -- Praise to God for his gospel.
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
