Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from there, when his father was dead, he came into this land, in which you now dwell.
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his footsteps, gave him the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away.