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 seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent. 13For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you people of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 15Behold, I turned you into a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And make the hills like chaff. 16You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm 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

• Do not fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• you peopleמַתmath · manH4962
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• I will helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• you,” declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• is the Holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:14

• Job 25:6How much less man, that maggot, And a son of man, that worm!”
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
• Deuteronomy 7:7“The Lord did not make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples,
• Matthew 7:14For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
• Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
• Romans 9:27Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel may be 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: “For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them all down as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships over which they rejoice.
• Isaiah 44:6“This is what the Lord says, He who is the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of armies: ‘I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.
• Isaiah 47:4Our Redeemer, the Lord of armies is His name, The Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to benefit, Who leads you in the way you should go.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, Says to the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of armies; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth.
• Isaiah 59:20“A Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those in Jacob who turn from wrongdoing,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 60:16You will also suck the milk of nations, And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Isaiah 63:16For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our Father, Our Redeemer from ancient times is Your name.
• Job 19:25Yet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth.

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