Isaiah 41:10-23
English Standard Version
10 fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with (A)my righteous right hand.
11 (B)Behold, all who are incensed against you
shall be put to shame and confounded;
those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.
12 (C)You shall seek those who contend with you,
but you shall not find them;
(D)those who war against you
shall be as nothing at all.
13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.”
14 Fear not, you (E)worm Jacob,
you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
your (F)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 (G)Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,
new, sharp, and having teeth;
you shall thresh (H)the mountains and crush them,
and you shall make the hills like chaff;
16 (I)you shall winnow them, and (J)the wind shall carry them away,
and the tempest shall scatter them.
(K)And you shall rejoice in the Lord;
in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.
17 (L)When the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them;
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 (M)I will open rivers on the bare heights,
and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
(N)I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water.
19 (O)I will put in the wilderness the cedar,
the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive.
I will set in the desert (P)the cypress,
the plane and the pine together,
20 that they may see and know,
may consider and understand together,
that (Q)the hand of the Lord has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created it.
The Futility of Idols
21 Set forth your case, says the Lord;
bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.
22 Let them bring them, and (R)tell us
what is to happen.
Tell us the former things, what they are,
that we may consider them,
that we may know their outcome;
or declare to us the things to come.
23 (S)Tell us what is to come hereafter,
that we may know that you are gods;
(T)do good, or do harm,
that we may be dismayed and terrified.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:23 Or that we may both be dismayed and see
Isaiah 41:10-23
New International Version
10 So do not fear,(A) for I am with you;(B)
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(C) you and help(D) you;
I will uphold you(E) with my righteous right hand.(F)
11 “All who rage(G) against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(H)
those who oppose(I) you
will be as nothing and perish.(J)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.(K)
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing(L) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand(M)
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help(N) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(O) you worm(P) Jacob,
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(Q) you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer,(R) the Holy One(S) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(T)
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(U) and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.(V)
16 You will winnow(W) them, the wind will pick them up,
and a gale(X) will blow them away.(Y)
But you will rejoice(Z) in the Lord
and glory(AA) in the Holy One(AB) of Israel.
17 “The poor and needy search for water,(AC)
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.(AD)
But I the Lord will answer(AE) them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(AF) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(AG) on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(AH) into pools of water,(AI)
and the parched ground into springs.(AJ)
19 I will put in the desert(AK)
the cedar and the acacia,(AL) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(AM) in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress(AN) together,(AO)
20 so that people may see and know,(AP)
may consider and understand,(AQ)
that the hand(AR) of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One(AS) of Israel has created(AT) it.
21 “Present your case,(AU)” says the Lord.
“Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(AV)
22 “Tell us, you idols,
what is going to happen.(AW)
Tell us what the former things(AX) were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(AY)
23 tell us what the future holds,
so we may know(AZ) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(BA)
so that we will be dismayed(BB) and filled with fear.
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