Isaiah 41:14

Isaiah 41:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Context of Isaiah 41:14

12You will look for those who contend with you, but you will not find them. Those who war against you will become absolutely nothing. 13For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you. Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel. I will help you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 15See, 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. 16You will winnow them 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.

Isaiah 41:14 word by word

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ תּוֹלַ֣עַת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב מְתֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• not, thou wormתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• ye menמַתmath · manH4962
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• I will helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• thee, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and thy redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:14

• Job 25:6how much less a human, who is a maggot, a son of man, who is a worm!
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.
• Deuteronomy 7:7“The Lord had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
• Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.
• Luke 12:32Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
• Romans 9:27But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved;
• Isaiah 43:14This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: Because of you, I will send an army to Babylon and bring all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans in the ships in which they rejoice.
• Isaiah 44:6This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Armies, says: I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me.
• Isaiah 47:4The Holy One of Israel is our Redeemer; The Lord of Armies is his name.
• Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says to one who is despised, to one abhorred by people, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see, princes will stand up, and they will all bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel — and he has chosen you.”
• Isaiah 54:5Indeed, your husband is your Maker — his name is the Lord of Armies — and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Isaiah 60:16You will nurse on the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Isaiah 63:16Yet you are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn’t recognize us. You, Lord, are our Father; your name is Our Redeemer from Ancient Times.
• Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end he will stand on the dust.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob - In the rabbinical commentary on the five books of Moses, Yelamedenu, it is asked, Why are the Israelites called a worm? To signify, that as the worm does not smite, that is, gnaw the cedars, but with its mouth, which is very tender, yet it nevertheless destroys the hard wood; so all the strength of the Israelites is in prayer, by which they smite the wicked of this world, though strong like the cedars, to which they are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Fear not - (See the note at Isaiah 41:10). Thou worm - This word is properly applied as it is with us, to denote a worm, such as is generated in putrid substances Exodus 16:20; Isaiah 14:11; Isaiah 66:24; or such as destroy plants Jonah 4:7; Deuteronomy 28:39. It is used also to describe a person that is poor, afflicted, and an object of insignificance Job 25:5-6: Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; Yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 God speaks with tenderness; Fear thou not, for I am with thee: not only within call, but present with thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou in want of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to fall? I will uphold thee with that right hand which is full of righteousness, dealing forth rewards and punishments. There are those that strive with God's people, that seek their ruin. Let not God's people render…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14In exile, Israel was in a lowly state. God is the Redeemer. He works powerfully to rescue and restore people from sin and its consequences (for Israel, it was the exile; for an application to Jesus, see Luke 2:38; 21:28; Romans 3:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:1–14; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. worm--in a state of contempt and affliction, whom all loathe and tread on, the very expression which Messiah, on the cross, applies to Himself (Psa 22:6), so completely are the Lord and His people identified and assimilated. God's people are as 'worms' in humble thoughts of themselves, and in their enemies' haughty thoughts of them; worms, but not vipers, or of the serpent's seed." [Henry]. men--The parallelism requires the word "men" here to have…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings