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I am the LORD, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’ <a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a> “Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the LORD And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares Yahweh, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel: I will help you— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> People of Israel, don't worry, though others may say, "Israel is only a worm!" I am the holy God of Israel, who saves and protects you. <a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't be afraid, Jacob, you worm. You people of Israel, I will help you," declares the LORD, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you. <a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a> Don't be afraid, you little worm Jacob, and you insects of Israel! I myself will help you,' declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel." <a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,? declares the LORD. ?Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a> Don't be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you," says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you," says the LORD, "and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Do not fear, O worm Jacob, "" You men of Israel, "" I helped you, a declaration of YHWH, "" Even your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Fear not, O worm Jacob, ye men of Israel, I helped thee, an affirmation of Jehovah, Even thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou shalt not fear, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I helped thee, says Jehovah, and thy redeemer the Holy One of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Fear not, thou worm of Jacob, you that are dead of Israel: I have helped thee, saith the Lord: and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you maggot Israel; I will help you—oracle of the LORD; the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you insect Israel! I will help you, says the LORD; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Fear not, O you helpless men of Jacob, O you remnant of Israel! I am your helper, says the LORD, and your Saviour, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You shall not fear, worm of Yaqob, and weevil of Israel. I AM your helper, says LORD JEHOVAH, and your Savior, The Holy One of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Fear not, thou worm Jacob, And ye men of Israel; I help thee, saith the LORD, And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Fear not, Jacob, and thou Israel few in number; I have helped thee, saith thy God, he that redeems thee, O Israel. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8902" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">God's Help to Israel</a> …13For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you. 14<a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: tî·rə·’î (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">fear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: tō·w·la·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">O worm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">O few men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ă·zar·tîḵ (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2fs) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">will help you,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2fs) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">“Your Redeemer</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏō·wōš (Adj-msc) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">is the Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">One of Israel.</a> 15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! <a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a> This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. <a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21</a> Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you. <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a> Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a> 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.” <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Isaiah 54:4</a> Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16</a> You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a> Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. / The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. <a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a> For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. / He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. / He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight. <a href="/psalms/107-2.htm">Psalm 107:2</a> Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy <a href="/jeremiah/31-11.htm">Jeremiah 31:11</a> For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him. <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a> The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, said the LORD, and your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.thou worm<a href="/job/25-6.htm">Job 25:6</a> How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?<a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6</a> But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.men.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7</a> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:<a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Matthew 7:14</a> Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.<a href="/luke/12-32.htm">Luke 12:32</a> Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.saith<a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a> Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.<a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6,24</a> Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God… <a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm">Isaiah 47:4</a> As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-34.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-34.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-25.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Little</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-11.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Redeemer</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-9.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a> 21. <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. This phrase addresses the nation of Israel, personified as Jacob, highlighting their vulnerability and insignificance in the face of their enemies. The term "worm" signifies humility and weakness, emphasizing Israel's lowly state. Historically, Israel was often oppressed by larger nations, such as Assyria and Babylon. The phrase "few men of Israel" underscores their small number and perceived powerlessness. Despite this, God commands them not to fear, indicating His protection and assurance. This echoes other biblical assurances, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>, where God promises to never leave nor forsake His people.I will help you,” declares the LORD. Here, God promises His divine assistance to Israel. This assurance is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, where God intervenes on behalf of His chosen people. The declaration by the LORD signifies a covenantal promise, rooted in His faithfulness and sovereignty. This promise of help is not just physical but also spiritual, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>, where God is described as a refuge and strength.“Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. The term "Redeemer" is significant, as it refers to one who buys back or restores. In the cultural context, a redeemer was a family member who would rescue relatives from slavery or debt. This points to God's role in delivering Israel from bondage, both historically from Egypt and prophetically from sin through Jesus Christ. The "Holy One of Israel" emphasizes God's unique and set-apart nature, underscoring His purity and righteousness. This title is frequently used in Isaiah, highlighting God's distinct relationship with Israel and His ultimate plan of redemption, which is fulfilled in the New Testament through Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-75</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> Represents the nation of Israel, often used to signify the collective people of God. The term "worm" here symbolizes humility and weakness. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Jacob, often facing trials and needing divine intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises His help and redemption. 4. <a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer</a> A title for God, indicating His role as the one who rescues and delivers His people from bondage and adversity. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_one_of_israel.htm">The Holy One of Israel</a> A title emphasizing God's holiness and His unique relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_weakness.htm">Understanding Our Weakness</a> Recognize that like "worm Jacob," we are often weak and vulnerable, but this is where God's strength is made perfect. <a href="/topical/g/god's_assurance_of_help.htm">God's Assurance of Help</a> Trust in God's promise to be our helper, especially in times of fear and uncertainty. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_redeemer.htm">The Role of the Redeemer</a> Reflect on how God, as our Redeemer, has delivered us from sin through Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of this promise. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_relationship.htm">Holiness and Relationship</a> Embrace the call to holiness, knowing that the Holy One of Israel desires a personal relationship with us. <a href="/topical/f/fear_not.htm">Fear Not</a> Apply the command to "fear not" in daily life, relying on God's presence and promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'worm_of_jacob'_mean.htm">What does "worm of Jacob" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christ's_commission_fellowship.htm">What does 'worm of Jacob' mean?</a> <a href="/q/are_you_in_heaven_or_hell.htm">Are you in Heaven or Hell?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_42_fit_its_own_era.htm">If Isaiah 42 is meant to describe a future figure, why do some details reflect the socio-political context of the time it was written?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Fear not, thou worm Jacob.--The servant of Jehovah is reminded that he has no strength of his own, but is "as a worm, and no man" (<a href="/psalms/22-6.htm" title="But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.">Psalm 22:6</a>). He had not been chosen because he was a great and mighty nation, for Israel was "the fewest of all people" (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm" title="The LORD did not set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all people:">Deuteronomy 7:7</a>). As if to emphasise this, the prophet in addressing Israel passes from the masculine to the feminine, resuming the former in the second clause of <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm" title="Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff.">Isaiah 41:15</a>, where he speaks of its God-given strength.Thy redeemer . . .--i.e., the Goel of <a href="/context/leviticus/25-48.htm" title="After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brothers may redeem him:">Leviticus 25:48-49</a>, the next of kin, who was the protector, the deliverer, of his brethren (<a href="/context/leviticus/25-43.htm" title="You shall not rule over him with rigor; but shall fear your God.">Leviticus 25:43-49</a>). Looking to the numerous traces of the influence of the Book of Job in 2 Isaiah, it seems not improbable that we have in these words an echo of the hope, "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (<a href="/job/19-25.htm" title="For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day on the earth:">Job 19:25</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Thou worm Jacob. Though in thyself the weakest of the weak, grovelling in the dust, a mere worm (<a href="/job/25-6.htm">Job 25:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6</a>), yet thou hast no cause to fear, since God sustains thee. Ye men of Israel; rather, ye handful, Israel (Delitzsch). The term used is one of disparagement, corresponding to the "worm" of the parallel clause. Few and weak though they be, God's people need not fear. Thy Redeemer. The word goel, here used for the first time by Isaiah, is frequent throughout the later chapters (<a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6, 24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm">Isaiah 47:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Isaiah 49:7, 26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5, 8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-20.htm">Isaiah 59:20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-16.htm">Isaiah 60:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a>). It is used for the "nearest of kin," and "avenger of blood," in the Levitical Law, but has a sense similar to that of the present passage in <a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25</a>; <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Psalm 19:14</a>: 78:35: 103:4; <a href="/proverbs/23-11.htm">Proverbs 23:11</a>; and <a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Jeremiah 50:34</a>. The sense "redeem" belongs to the verb of which goal is the participle, in <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>; <a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">Exodus 15:13</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25, 33, 48, 49</a>; <a href="/leviticus/27-13.htm">Leviticus 27:13, 19, 21</a>, etc. The Holy One of Israel Isaiah's favourite designation of the Almighty in his covenant relationship to Israel, used eleven times in the earlier chapters (<a href="/isaiah/1.htm">Isaiah 1</a>:35.), once in the middle or historical portion, and thirteen times in the later chapters (Isaiah 40-66.); only used elsewhere in <a href="/psalms/71-22.htm">Psalm 71:22</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-41.htm">Psalm 78:41</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Psalm 89:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a>; and Psalm 51:5 (see Urwick, 'Servant of Jehovah,' pp. 36, 37). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not fear, תִּֽירְאִי֙ (tî·rə·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten O worm תּוֹלַ֣עַת (tō·w·la·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith Jacob, יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc O few men מְתֵ֖י (mə·ṯê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> An adult, a man of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will help you, עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ (‘ă·zar·tîḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> To surround, protect, aid declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Your Redeemer וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ (wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> To redeem, act as kinsman is the Holy קְד֥וֹשׁ (qə·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary One of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:14 Don't be afraid you worm Jacob (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 41:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 41:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:15" /></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>