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Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will look in vain for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, <i>even</i> them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall seek them and not find them— Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing, and non-existent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall search for those who quarrel with you, but will not find them; They who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will look for those who contend with you, but you will not find them. Those who war against you will become absolutely nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will look for those who contend with you, but you will not find them. Those who war against you will become absolutely nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will look around for those brutal enemies, but you won't find them--they will be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will search for your enemies, but you will not find them. Those who are at war with you will be reduced to nothing and no longer exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and will disappear from the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who quarrel with you will be as nothing; those who fight you like nothing at all!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You seek them, and do not find them, "" The men who debate with you, "" They are as nothing, indeed, as nothing, "" The men who war with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them; the man of thy contention, the men of thy war, shall be as nothing and as no more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find the men that resist thee: they shall be as nothing: and as a thing consumed the men that war against thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will seek them, and you will not find them. The men who rebel against you will be as if they did not exist. And the men who make war against you will be like something that has been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall seek but not find those who strive against you; They shall be as nothing at all who do battle with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall seek them that strive with you, but you shall not find them; they that war against you shall be as if they were nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall seek them and you shall not find the men who contend with you. The men who fight with you shall be as if they are not<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, Even them that contended with thee; They that warred against thee Shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek them, and thou shalt not find the men who shall insolently rage against thee: for they shall be as if they were not, and they that war against thee shall not be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">God's Help to Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: tə·ḇaq·šêm (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">You will seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4695.htm" title="4695: maṣ·ṣu·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Strife, contention. From natsah; a quarrel."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ṯim·ṣā·’êm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To attain to, find. ">find them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥam·te·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">Those who wage war</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ḵə·’a·yin (Prep-k:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">to nothing.</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: ū·ḵə·’e·p̄es (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Isaiah 40:17</a></span><br />All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></span><br />Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a></span><br />I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a></span><br />For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-22.htm">Job 8:22</a></span><br />Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-7.htm">Job 20:7</a></span><br />he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Psalm 37:10</a></span><br />Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Psalm 37:36</a></span><br />yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Psalm 83:17</a></span><br />May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-9.htm">Psalm 92:9</a></span><br />For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Jeremiah 30:16</a></span><br />Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Jeremiah 46:28</a></span><br />And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-19.htm">Ezekiel 28:19</a></span><br />All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Obadiah 1:16</a></span><br />For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even them that contended with you: they that war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nothing.</p><p class="hdg">shalt seek</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-7.htm">Job 20:7-9</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where <i>is</i> he? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35,36</a></b></br> I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree… </p><p class="hdg">them that contended with thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Contended</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-8.htm">Debate</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Find</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-5.htm">Findest</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-20.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">Warred</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Contended</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Debate</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Find</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Findest</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Quarrel</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">War</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Warred</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You will seek them but will not find them.</b><br>This phrase reflects God's promise of deliverance and protection for His people. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/41.htm">Isaiah 41</a>, God is reassuring Israel of His support against their enemies. Historically, Israel faced numerous adversaries, including powerful empires like Assyria and Babylon. The promise that their enemies will be untraceable signifies a complete and divine intervention where God will make their threats vanish. This echoes the theme of divine justice and protection found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>, where God fights for Israel against the Egyptians. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty and His ability to control the fate of nations, ensuring that those who oppose His people will ultimately fail.<p><b>Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the futility of opposing God's chosen people. Historically, many nations that waged war against Israel eventually faced decline or destruction, as seen with the fall of Assyria and Babylon. This assurance is not just a promise of physical safety but also a spiritual guarantee that God will uphold His covenant with Israel. The phrase can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of God's protection over His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9-11</a>, where God is depicted as a refuge and strength. In a prophetic sense, this can also be seen as a type of Christ, who ultimately defeats all spiritual adversaries, ensuring victory for those who are in Him, as reflected in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>. The phrase reassures believers of God's ultimate victory over evil and His unwavering commitment to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often facing threats from surrounding nations. In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Isaiah 41</a>, God reassures Israel of His protection and deliverance from their enemies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The adversaries who rise against Israel, representing both literal nations and spiritual forces opposed to God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The event where God promises to protect and deliver Israel from their enemies, ensuring their ultimate victory and peace.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile_context.htm">The Exile Context</a></b><br>The backdrop of Isaiah's prophecies includes the impending Babylonian exile, a period of great trial for Israel, yet also a time when God's promises of restoration and protection are emphasized.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_protection.htm">God's Sovereignty and Protection</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate control over all circumstances, including the threats and challenges we face.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_opposing_god.htm">The Futility of Opposing God</a></b><br>Recognize that those who oppose God's people are ultimately opposing God Himself and will not succeed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Encourage believers to hold fast to God's promises, even when circumstances seem dire or overwhelming.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Understand that our battles are not just physical but spiritual, and God equips us to stand firm against spiritual adversaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a></b><br>Find hope in the assurance that God will bring justice and vindication for His people, even when it seems delayed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_harm_innocents.htm">Why do natural disasters harm innocent people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_names_of_jesus_christ.htm">What are the names of Jesus Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_walkers'_pride.htm">What does 'God will reveal the hidden things' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_phobias.htm">What does the Bible say about having a phobia?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will seek</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇaq·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[them]</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">find them.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִמְצָאֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯim·ṣā·’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Those who wage war</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥam·te·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to nothing.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְאַ֛יִן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·’a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-12.htm">Isaiah 41:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:12 You will seek them and won't find (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 41:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 41:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>