Isaiah 41

Israel Encouraged

1“1CoastlandsH339, listen to Me 2in silenceH2790, And let the peoplesH3816 3gainH2498 newH2498 strengthH3581; 4Let them comeH5066 forwardH5066, thenH227 let them speakH1696; 5Let us comeH7126 togetherH3164 for judgmentH4941.26WhoH4310 has arousedH5782 one from the eastH4217 Whom He 7callsH7121 in righteousnessH6664 to His 8feetH7272? He 9deliversH5414 up nationsH1471 beforeH6440 him And subduesH7287 kingsH4428. He makesH5414 them like 10dustH6083 with his swordH2719, As the wind-driven 11chaffH7179 with his bowH7198.3He pursuesH7291 them, passingH5674 on in safetyH7965, By a wayH734 he had not been 12traversingH935 with his feetH7272.413WhoH4310 has performedH6466 and accomplishedH6213 it, CallingH7121 forth the generationsH1755 from the beginningH7218? ‘14I, the LordH3068, am the firstH7223, and with the lastH314. 15I am He.’”

5The 16coastlandsH339 have seenH7200 and are afraidH3372; The 17endsH7098 of the earthH776 trembleH2729; They have drawnH7126 nearH7126 and have comeH857.6EachH376 oneH376 helpsH5826 his neighborH7453 And saysH559 to his brotherH251, “Be strongH2388!”7So the 18craftsmanH2796 encouragesH2388 the 19smelterH6884, And he who smoothsH2505 metal with the hammerH6360 encourages him who beatsH1986 the anvilH6471, SayingH559 of the solderingH1694, “It is goodH2896”; And he fastensH2388 it with nailsH4548, 20So that it will not totterH4131.8“But you, IsraelH3478, 21My servantH5650, JacobH3290 whomH834 I have chosenH977, DescendantH2233 of 22AbrahamH85 My 23friendH157,9You whomH834 I have 2425takenH2388 from the endsH7098 of the earthH776, And calledH7121 from its 26remotestH678 partsH678 And saidH559 to you, ‘You are 27My servantH5650, I have 28chosenH977 you and not rejectedH3988 you.10Do not 29fearH3372, for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookH8159 about you, for I am your GodH430. I will strengthenH553 you, surelyH637 30I will helpH5826 you, SurelyH637 I will upholdH8551 you with My righteousH6664 31rightH3225 handH3225.’11BeholdH2005, 32allH3605 those who are angeredH2734 at you will be shamedH954 and dishonoredH3637; 33ThoseH376 whoH376 contendH7379 with you will be as nothingH369 and will perishH6.1234You will seekH1245 thoseH376 whoH376 quarrelH4695 with you, but will not findH4672 them, ThoseH376 whoH376 warH4421 with you will be as nothingH369 and non-existentH657.13For I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, 35who upholdsH2388 your rightH3225 handH3225, Who saysH559 to you, ‘36Do not fearH3372, I will helpH5826 you.’14Do not fearH3372, you 37wormH8439 JacobH3290, you menH4962 of IsraelH3478; I will helpH5826 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “38and 39your RedeemerH1350 is the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.15BeholdH2009, I have madeH7760 you a newH2319, sharpH2742 threshingH4173 sledgeH4173 with double edgesH6310; 40You will threshH1758 the 41mountainsH2022 and pulverizeH1854 them, And will makeH7760 the hillsH1389 like chaffH4671.16You will 42winnowH2219 them, and the windH7307 will carryH5375 them away, And the stormH5591 will scatterH6327 them; But you will 43rejoiceH1523 in the LordH3068, You will gloryH1984 in the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.

17“The 44afflictedH6041 and needyH34 are seekingH1245 45waterH4325, but thereH369 is noneH369, And their tongueH3956 is parchedH5405 with thirstH6772; I, the LordH3068, 46will answerH6030 them Myself, As the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 I 47will not forsakeH5800 them.18I will openH6605 48riversH5104 on the bareH8205 heightsH8205 And springsH4599 in the midstH8432 of the valleysH1237; I will makeH7760 49the wildernessH4057 a poolH98 of waterH4325 And the dryH6723 landH776 fountainsH4161 of waterH4325.19I will putH5414 the cedarH730 in the wildernessH4057, The acaciaH7848 and the 50myrtleH1918 and the 51oliveH8081 treeH8410; I will placeH7760 the 52juniperH1265 in the desertH6160 TogetherH3164 with the boxH8410 treeH8391 and the cypressH8391,20That 53they may seeH7200 and recognizeH3045, And considerH7760 and gainH7919 insightH7919 as wellH3164, That the 54handH3027 of the LordH3068 has doneH6213 thisH2088, And the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 has createdH1254 it.

21“55PresentH7126 your caseH7379,” the LordH3068 saysH559. “BringH5066 forwardH5066 your strongH6110 arguments,” The 56KingH4428 of JacobH3290 saysH559.2257Let them bringH5066 forthH5066 and declareH5046 to us whatH834 is going to takeH7136 placeH7136; As for the 58formerH7223 events, declareH5046 whatH4100 they were, That we may considerH7760 them and knowH3045 their outcomeH319. OrH176 announceH8085 to us what is comingH935;2359DeclareH5046 the thingsH857 that are going to comeH857 afterwardH268, That we may knowH3045 that you are godsH430; IndeedH637, 60doH3190 goodH3190 or evilH7489, that we may anxiously lookH8159 about us and fearH3372 togetherH3164.24BeholdH2005, 61you are of 62noH369 accountH369, And 63your workH6467 amounts to nothingH657; He who choosesH977 you is an 64abominationH8441.

25“I have arousedH5782 65one from the northH6828, and he has comeH857; From the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 he will callH7121 on My nameH8034; And he will comeH935 upon rulersH5461 as upon 66mortarH2563, Even as the potterH3335 treadsH7429 clayH2563.”26WhoH4310 has 67declaredH5046 this from the beginningH7218, that we might knowH3045? Or from formerH6440 timesH6440, that we may sayH559, “He is rightH6662!”? SurelyH637 thereH369 was 68noH369 oneH369 who declaredH5046, SurelyH637 thereH369 was noH369 oneH369 who proclaimedH8085, SurelyH637 thereH369 was noH369 oneH369 who heardH8085 your wordsH561.27“69FormerlyH7223 I said to ZionH6726, ‘BeholdH2009, hereH2009 they are.’ And to JerusalemH3389, ‘I will giveH5414 a 70messengerH1319 of good newsH1319.’28But 71when I lookH7200, thereH369 is noH369 oneH376, And thereH369 is noH369 72counselorH3289 73amongH4480 them Who, if I askH7592, can 74giveH7725 an answerH1697.29BeholdH2005, allH3605 of them are 75falseH205; Their 76worksH4639 are 77worthlessH657, Their moltenH5262 imagesH5262 are 78windH7307 and emptinessH8414.