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13 I am the Lord your God,
    who holds your right hand.
And I tell you, ‘Don’t be afraid!
    I will help you.’
14 People of Israel, descendants of Jacob, you may be weak and worthless,[a]
    but do not be afraid.
    I myself will help you.”

This is what the Lord himself says.

“I am the Holy One of Israel,
    the one who saves you.
15 Look, I have made you like a new threshing board with many sharp teeth.
    You will trample mountains and crush them.
    You will make the hills[b] like chaff.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:14 Jacob … worthless Literally, “Worm of Jacob, men of Israel.”
  2. Isaiah 41:15 mountains … hills Symbols of the power of Israel’s enemies.

13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(A)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(B) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(C) you worm(D) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(E) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(F) the Holy One(G) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(H)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(I) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(J)

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