![]() ![]() He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay. 25 "I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes- one from the rising sun who calls on my name. 24 But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless he who chooses you is detestable. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear. Or declare to us the things to come, 23 tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. 22 "Bring in to tell us what is going to happen. "Set forth your arguments," says Jacob's King. I will set pines in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together, 20 so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it. 19 I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs. 18 I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. But I the LORD will answer them I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 17 "The poor and needy search for water, but there is none their tongues are parched with thirst. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel. 16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. ![]() 15 "See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. 14 Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O little Israel, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 13 For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear I will help you. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. 12 Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. 11 "All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I said, `You are my servant' I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 8 "But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. He says of the welding, "It is good." He nails down the idol so it will not topple. They approach and come forward 6 each helps the other and says to his brother, "Be strong!" 7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer spurs on him who strikes the anvil. 4 Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD-with the first of them and with the last-I am he." 5 The islands have seen it and fear the ends of the earth tremble. ![]() 3 He pursues them and moves on unscathed, by a path his feet have not traveled before. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. 2 "Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service ? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. After Saturday’s fight, Crawford indicated that he would be willing to fight at 154 for the rematch, which is the weight class that Spence prefers.Bible Gateway Isaiah 41 :: NIV Isaiah 41 1 "Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak let us meet together at the place of judgment. In turn, Crawford gets to decide which weight class the rematch will take place at. Thurman is unlikely to face Crawford next, as Spence, under the terms of his bout contract, has a right to force a rematch. Boxing is stick and move, you gotta get in your groove and Crawford got in his groove. I always said, he (Spence) never fought an athlete, man. I’ve seen this man do so much throughout his career. “Look, I’m not flatfooted like that,” Thurman said. Thurman pointed out that, unlike Spence, he is not a “flatfooted” fighter. You wanna keep doing great fights? You wanna keep selling out? You wanna do these pay-per-views? Thurman right here, baby. “The better athlete won today,” Thurman told a group of fans and reporters after the conclusion of Spence-Crawford. Crawford, and he reiterated that point immediately after the outcome of the fight. In the lead-up to Saturday’s fight, Thurman, a former titlist and one-time reputed kingpin of the welterweights, repeatedly suggested he wants to challenge the winner of Spence vs. ![]()
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