Isaiah 41:18

¹⁸אֶפְתַּח עַל־שְׁפָיִים נְהָרוֹת, וּבְתוֹךְ בְּקָעוֹת מַעְיָנוֹת; אָשִׂים מִדְבָּר לַאֲגַם־מַיִם, וְאֶרֶץ צִיָּה לְמוֹצָאֵי מָיִם׃k

Isaiah 41 opens a courtroom scene where God summons the nations and their idols to present their case. Through a series of rhetorical challenges, the Lord declares His sole sovereignty over history, specifically His raising of Cyrus from the east to accomplish His purposes. The chap