Isaiah 41:11-16
Christian Standard Bible
11 Be sure that all who are enraged against you
will be ashamed and disgraced;(A)
those who contend with you
will become as nothing and will perish.
12 You will look for those who contend with you,
but you will not find them.
Those who war against you
will become absolutely nothing.
13 For I am the Lord your God,(B)
who holds your right hand,
who says to you, “Do not fear,
I will help you.
14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,(C)
you men[a] of Israel.
I will help you”—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer(D) is the Holy One of Israel.(E)
15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board,
new, with many teeth.
You will thresh mountains and pulverize them
and make hills into chaff.(F)
16 You will winnow them(G)
and a wind will carry them away,
a whirlwind will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Footnotes
- 41:14 LXX reads small number; DSS read dead ones
Isaiah 41:11-16
International Standard Version
The Coming Defeat of God’s Enemies
11 “Look! All who are enraged at you
will be put to shame and disgraced;
those who contend with you
will all die.[a]
12 Those who quarrel with you[b]
will be as nothing;
those who fight you
like nothing at all!”
A Call to Courage
13 “For I am the Lord your God,
who takes hold of your right hand,
who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid.
I’ll help you.
14 Don’t be afraid, you little worm Jacob,
and[c] you insects of Israel!
I myself will help you,’[d] declares the Lord,
your[e] Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
A Promise of Victory
15 “See, I’m making you[f] into
a new, sharp, and multi-tooth threshing sledge.
You’ll thresh and crush the mountains,
and make the hills like chaff.
16 You’ll winnow them, and the wind will lift them up,
and a tempest will blow them away.
Then you’ll rejoice in the Lord,
and[g] you’ll make your boast in the Holy One of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:11 So 1QIsaa; MT reads will become nothing and die; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 41:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read You will seek them and not find those who quarrel with you
- Isaiah 41:14 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 41:14 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
- Isaiah 41:14 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
- Isaiah 41:15 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
- Isaiah 41:16 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and
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