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Isaiah 41:8-20
New King James Version
Isaiah 41:8-20
New King James Version
8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (A)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (B)friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 (C)Fear not, (D)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (E)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
[a]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
14 “Fear not, you (F)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, (G)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (H)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (I)glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (J)forsake them.
18 I will open (K)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (L)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (M)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
20 (N)That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:12 Lit. Men of your strife
Isaiah 41:8-20
New International Version
Isaiah 41:8-20
New International Version
8 “But you, Israel, my servant,(A)
Jacob, whom I have chosen,(B)
you descendants of Abraham(C) my friend,(D)
9 I took you from the ends of the earth,(E)
from its farthest corners I called(F) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(G)
I have chosen(H) you and have not rejected you.
10 So do not fear,(I) for I am with you;(J)
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(K) you and help(L) you;
I will uphold you(M) with my righteous right hand.(N)
11 “All who rage(O) against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(P)
those who oppose(Q) you
will be as nothing and perish.(R)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.(S)
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing(T) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand(U)
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help(V) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(W) you worm(X) Jacob,
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(Y) you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer,(Z) the Holy One(AA) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(AB)
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(AC) and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.(AD)
16 You will winnow(AE) them, the wind will pick them up,
and a gale(AF) will blow them away.(AG)
But you will rejoice(AH) in the Lord
and glory(AI) in the Holy One(AJ) of Israel.
17 “The poor and needy search for water,(AK)
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.(AL)
But I the Lord will answer(AM) them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(AN) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(AO) on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(AP) into pools of water,(AQ)
and the parched ground into springs.(AR)
19 I will put in the desert(AS)
the cedar and the acacia,(AT) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(AU) in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress(AV) together,(AW)
20 so that people may see and know,(AX)
may consider and understand,(AY)
that the hand(AZ) of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One(BA) of Israel has created(BB) it.
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