Isaiah 41:17–24

¹⁷When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,

And their tongue ⁱfaileth for thirst,

I the Lord will hear them,

I ^kthe God of Israel will not forsake them.

^18lI will open rivers in ^mhigh places,

And fountains in the midst of ⁿthe valleys:

^oI will make the ^pwilderness a pool of water,

And ^opthe dry land springs of water.

^19ppI will plant in the wilderness the cedar, ^qthe shittah tree, and the myrtle, and ^rthe oil tree;

I will set in the desert ^sthe fir tree, and ^sthe pine, and the box tree together:

^20tThat they may see, and know, and ^uconsider, and understand together,

That the hand of the Lord hath done this,

And the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

^21†Produce your cause, saith the Lord;

Bring forth your ^vstrong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

^22wLet them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen:

Let them shew ^xthe former things, what they be,

That we may ^†consider them, and know the latter end of them;

Or declare us things for to come.

^23yShew the things that are to come ^yyhereafter,

^zThat we may know that ye are gods:

Yea, ^ado good, or do evil,

That we may ^bbe dismayed, and behold it together.

²⁴Behold, ^cye are ^||of nothing, and your work ^||of nought:

An abomination is he that chooseth you.