Isaiah 41

Israel Encouraged

1“1ListenH2790 to Me 2inH2790 silenceH2790, you coastlandsH339, And let the peoplesH3816 3gainH2498 newH2498 strengthH3581; 4Let them comeH5066 forwardH5066, thenH227 let them speakH1696; 5Let’s comeH7126 togetherH3164 for judgmentH4941.26WhoH4310 has stirredH5782 one from the eastH4217 Whom He 7callsH7121 in righteousnessH6664 to His 8feetH7272? He 9turnsH5414 nationsH1471 overH5414H6440 to him And subduesH7287 kingsH4428. He makesH5414 them like 10dustH6083 with his swordH2719, Like the wind-driven 11chaffH7179 with his bowH7198.3He pursuesH7291 them, passingH5674 onH5674 in safetyH7965, By a wayH734 he had not been 12traversingH935 with his feetH7272.413WhoH4310 has performedH6466 and accomplishedH6213 it, SummoningH7121 the generationsH1755 from the beginningH7218? ‘14I, the LordH3068, am the firstH7223, and with the lastH314. 15I am He.’”

5The 16coastlandsH339 have seenH7200 and areH3372 afraidH3372; The 17endsH7098 of the earthH776 trembleH2729; They have approachedH7126 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 have not rejectedH3988 you.10Do not 29fearH3372, for I am with you; Do not beH8159 afraidH8159, for I am your GodH430. I will strengthenH553 you, 30I will alsoH637 helpH5826 you, I will alsoH637 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 takesH2388 holdH2388 of your rightH3225 handH3225, Who saysH559 to you, ‘36Do not fearH3372, I will helpH5826 you.’14Do not fearH3372, you 37wormH8439 JacobH3290, you peopleH4962 of IsraelH3478; I will helpH5826 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and 38your 39RedeemerH1350 is the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.15BeholdH2009, I turnedH7760 you into a newH2319, sharpH2742 threshingH4173 sledgeH4173 with double edgesH6310; 40You will threshH1758 the 41mountainsH2022 and pulverizeH1854 them, And 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 boastH1984 in the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.

17“The poorH6041 and needyH34 are seekingH1245 44waterH4325, but thereH369 isH369 noneH369, And their tonguesH3956 are parchedH5405 with thirstH6772. I, the LordH3068, 45will answerH6030 them Myself; As the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 I 46will not abandonH5800 them.18I will openH6605 47riversH5104 on the bareH8205 heightsH8205, And springsH4599 in the midstH8432 of the valleysH1237; I will makeH7760 48the wildernessH4057 a poolH98 of waterH4325, And the dryH6723 landH776 fountainsH4161 of waterH4325.19I will putH5414 the cedarH730 in the wildernessH4057, The acaciaH7848, the 49myrtleH1918, and the oliveH8081 treeH8410; I will placeH7760 the 50juniperH1265 in the desertH6160, TogetherH3164 with the elmH8410 treeH8410 and the cypressH8391,20SoH4616 thatH4616 51they may seeH7200 and recognizeH3045, And considerH7760 and gainH7919 insightH7919 asH3164 wellH3164, That the 52handH3027 of the LordH3068 has doneH6213 thisH2088, And the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 has createdH1254 it.

21“53PresentH7126 your caseH7379,” the LordH3068 saysH559. “BringH5066 forwardH5066 your evidenceH6110,” The 54KingH4428 of JacobH3290 saysH559.2255Let them bringH5066 them forwardH5066 and declareH5046 to us whatH834 is going to takeH7136 placeH7136; As for the 56formerH7223 events, declareH5046 whatH4100 they were, So that we may considerH7760H3820 them and knowH3045 their outcomeH319. OrH176 announceH8085 to us what is comingH935;2357DeclareH5046 the thingsH857 that are goingH857 toH857 comeH857 afterwardH268, So that we may knowH3045 that you are godsH430; IndeedH637, 58doH3190 goodH3190 or evilH7489, that we may beH8159 afraidH8159 and fearH3372 togetherH3164.24BeholdH2005, 59you are lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH369, And 60your workH6467 is lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH657! He who choosesH977 you is an 61abominationH8441.

25“I have putH5782 62one from the northH6828 intoH5782 motionH5782, and he has comeH857; From the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 he will callH7121 on My nameH8034; And he will comeH935 upon rulersH5461 as upon 6364mortarH2563, As the potterH3335 treadsH7429 onH7429 clayH2563.”26WhoH4310 has 65declaredH5046 this from the beginningH7218, that we might knowH3045? Or from formerH6440 timesH6440, that we may sayH559, “He is rightH6662!”? ThereH369 wasH369 66noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who declaredH5046, ThereH369 wasH369 noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who proclaimedH8085, ThereH369 wasH369 noH369 oneH369 atH637 allH637 who heardH8085 your wordsH561.27“67PreviouslyH7223 I said to ZionH6726, ‘BeholdH2009, hereH2009 they are.’ And to JerusalemH3389, ‘I will giveH5414 a 68messengerH1319 ofH1319 goodH1319 newsH1319.’28But 69when I lookH7200, thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH376, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 70counselorH3289 71amongH4480 them Who, if I askH7592, can 72giveH7725 an answerH1697.29BeholdH2005, allH3605 of them are 73falseH205; Their 74worksH4639 are 75nothingH657, Their castH5262 metalH5262 imagesH5262 are 76windH7307 and emptinessH8414.