Isaiah 41:11-16
World English Bible
11 Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded.
Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.
12 You will seek them, and won’t find them,
even those who contend with you.
Those who war against you will be as nothing,
as a non-existent thing.
13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand,
saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid.
I will help you.’
14 Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob,
and you men of Israel.
I will help you,” says Yahweh.
“Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth.
You will thresh the mountains,
and beat them small,
and will make the hills like chaff.
16 You will winnow them,
and the wind will carry them away,
and the whirlwind will scatter them.
You will rejoice in Yahweh.
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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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