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11 Just watch, they will be ashamed and humiliated—
all those who are angry with you.
They will become nothing and perish—
those men who oppose you.
12 You will look for them, but you will not find them—
those men who contend against you.
They will become absolutely nothing, less than nothing—
those men who battle against you.
13 For I am the Lord your God.
I am the one who is holding on to your right hand.
I am the one who says to you, “Do not fear. I myself am helping you.”
14 Do not fear, you worm, Jacob, you few men of Israel.[a]
I myself am helping you, declares the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 Look, I am making you into a sharp, new threshing sledge
    with double-edged blades.
You will thresh mountains and crush them.
You will turn hills into chaff.
16 You will winnow them,
and a wind will lift them up.
A strong wind will scatter them.
But you, you will rejoice in the Lord.
In the Holy One of Israel you will be confident.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:14 Or you insect, Israel. The Isaiah Dead Sea Scroll reads dead ones.

11 “All who rage(A) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(B)
those who oppose(C) you
    will be as nothing and perish.(D)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.(E)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing(F) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(G)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(H) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(I) you worm(J) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(K) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(L) the Holy One(M) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(N)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(O) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(P)
16 You will winnow(Q) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(R) will blow them away.(S)
But you will rejoice(T) in the Lord
    and glory(U) in the Holy One(V) of Israel.

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