Isaiah 41:8-16

New American Standard Bible

⁸“But you, Israel, ^(A)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of ^(B)Abraham My ^(C)friend,
⁹You whom I have ^[a]^(D)taken from the ends of the earth
And called from its ^(E)remotest parts,
And said to you, ‘You are ^(F)My servant,
I have ^(G)chosen you and have not rejected you.
¹⁰Do not ^(H)fear, for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, ^(I)I will also help you,
I will also uphold you with My righteous ^(J)right hand.’
¹¹Behold, ^(K)all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;
^(L)Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
¹²^(M)You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
¹³For I am the Lord your God ^(N)who takes hold of your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘^(O)Do not fear, I will help you.’
¹⁴Do not fear, you ^(P)worm Jacob, you people of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and ^(Q)your ^[b]Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
¹⁵Behold, I turned you into a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;
^(R)You will thresh the ^(S)mountains and pulverize them,
And make the hills like chaff.
¹⁶You will ^(T)winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will ^(U)rejoice in the Lord,
You will boast in the Holy One of Israel.