Isaiah 41 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">He turns<MH5414> nations<MH1471> over<MH5414, 6440> to him <t><p class="indent1">And subdues<MH7287a> kings<MH4428>. <t><p class="indent1">He makes<MH5414> them like dust<MH6083> with his sword<MH2719>, <t><p class="indent1">Like the wind-driven chaff<MH7179> with his bow<MH7198>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“He pursues<MH7291> them, passing<MH5674a> on<MH5674a> in safety<MH7965>, <t><p class="indent1">By a way<MH734> he had not been <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>traversing<MH935> with his feet<MH7272>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Who<MH4310> has performed<MH6466> and accomplished<MH6213a> <i>it,</i> <t><p class="indent1">Summoning<MH7121> the generations<MH1755> from the beginning<MH7218>? <t><p class="indent1">‘I, the LORD<MH3068>, am the first<MH7223>, and with the last<MH314>. I am He.’” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The coastlands<MH339> have seen<MH7200> and are<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a>; <t><p class="indent1">The ends<MH7098> of the earth<MH776> tremble<MH2729>; <t><p class="indent1">They have approached<MH7126> and have come<MH857>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Each<MH376> one<MH376> helps<MH5826> his neighbor<MH7453> <t><p class="indent1">And says<MH559> to his brother<MH251>, “Be strong<MH2388>!” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So the craftsman<MH2796> encourages<MH2388> the smelter<MH6884>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> he who smooths<MH2505b> <i>metal</i> with the hammer<MH6360> <i>encourages</i> him who beats<MH1986> the anvil<MH6471>, <t><p class="indent1">Saying<MH559> of the soldering<MH1694>, “It is good<MH2896a>”; <t><p class="indent1">And he fastens<MH2388> it with nails<MH4548>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>So that</i> it will not totter<MH4131>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“But you, Israel<MH3478>, My servant<MH5650>, <t><p class="indent1">Jacob<MH3290> whom<MH834> I have chosen<MH977>, <t><p class="indent1">Descendant<MH2233> of Abraham<MH85> My friend<MH157>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You whom<MH834> I have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>taken<MH2388> from the ends<MH7098> of the earth<MH776> <t><p class="indent1">And called<MH7121> from its remotest<MH678> parts<MH678>, <t><p class="indent1">And said<MH559> to you, ‘You are My servant<MH5650>, <t><p class="indent1">I have chosen<MH977> you and have not rejected<MH3988a> you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>‘Do not fear<MH3372a>, for I am with you; <t><p class="indent1">Do not be<MH8159> afraid<MH8159>, for I am your God<MH430>. <t><p class="indent1">I will strengthen<MH553> you, I will also<MH637> help<MH5826> you, <t><p class="indent1">I will also<MH637> uphold<MH8551> you with My righteous<MH6664> right<MH3225> hand<MH3225>.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, all<MH3605> those who are angered<MH2734> at you will be shamed<MH954> and dishonored<MH3637>; <t><p class="indent1">Those<MH376> who<MH376> contend<MH7379> with you will be as nothing<MH369> and will perish<MH6>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“You will seek<MH1245> those<MH376> who<MH376> quarrel<MH4695> with you, but will not find<MH4672> them, <t><p class="indent1">Those<MH376> who<MH376> war<MH4421> with you will be as nothing<MH369> and non-existent<MH657>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“For I am the LORD<MH3068> your God<MH430> who takes<MH2388> hold<MH2388> of your right<MH3225> hand<MH3225>, <t><p class="indent1">Who says<MH559> to you, ‘Do not fear<MH3372a>, I will help<MH5826> you.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Do not fear<MH3372a>, you worm<MH8439b> Jacob<MH3290>, you people<MH4962> of Israel<MH3478>; <t><p class="indent1">I will help<MH5826> you,” declares<MH5002> the LORD<MH3068>, “and your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Redeemer<MH1350> is the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918> of Israel<MH3478>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, I turned<MH7760> you into a new<MH2319>, sharp<MH2742a> threshing<MH4173> sledge<MH4173> with double edges<MH6310>; <t><p class="indent1">You will thresh<MH1758> the mountains<MH2022> and pulverize<MH1854> <i>them,</i> <t><p class="indent1">And make<MH7760> the hills<MH1389> like chaff<MH4671b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“You will winnow<MH2219> them, and the wind<MH7307> will carry<MH5375> them away, <t><p class="indent1">And the storm<MH5591b> will scatter<MH6327a> them; <t><p class="indent1">But you will rejoice<MH1523> in the LORD<MH3068>, <t><p class="indent1">You will boast<MH1984b> in the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918> of Israel<MH3478>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“The poor<MH6041> and needy<MH34> are seeking<MH1245> water<MH4325>, but there<MH369> is<MH369> none<MH369>, <t><p class="indent1">And their tongues<MH3956> are parched<MH5405> with thirst<MH6772>. <t><p class="indent1">I, the LORD<MH3068>, will answer<MH6030a> them Myself; <t><p class="indent1"><i>As</i> the God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478> I will not abandon<MH5800a> them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“I will open<MH6605a> rivers<MH5104> on the bare<MH8205> heights<MH8205>, <t><p class="indent1">And springs<MH4599> in the midst<MH8432> of the valleys<MH1237>; <t><p class="indent1">I will make<MH7760> the wilderness<MH4057b> a pool<MH98> of water<MH4325>, <t><p class="indent1">And the dry<MH6723> land<MH776> fountains<MH4161> of water<MH4325>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“I will put<MH5414> the cedar<MH730> in the wilderness<MH4057b>, <t><p class="indent1">The acacia<MH7848>, the myrtle<MH1918>, and the olive<MH8081> tree<MH8410>; <t><p class="indent1">I will place<MH7760> the juniper<MH1265> in the desert<MH6160>, <t><p class="indent1">Together<MH3164a> with the elm<MH8410> tree<MH8410> and the cypress<MH8391>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So<MH4616> that<MH4616> they may see<MH7200> and recognize<MH3045>, <t><p class="indent1">And consider<MH7760> and gain<MH7919a> insight<MH7919a> as<MH3164a> well<MH3164a>, <t><p class="indent1">That the hand<MH3027> of the LORD<MH3068> has done<MH6213a> this<MH2088>, <t><p class="indent1">And the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918> of Israel<MH3478> has created<MH1254a> it. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Present<MH7126> your case<MH7379>,” the LORD<MH3068> says<MH559>. <t><p class="indent1">“Bring<MH5066> forward<MH5066> your evidence<MH6110>,” <t><p class="indent1">The King<MH4428> of Jacob<MH3290> says<MH559>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Let them bring<MH5066> <i>them</i> forward<MH5066> and declare<MH5046> to us what<MH834> is going to take<MH7136a> place<MH7136a>; <t><p class="indent1">As for the former<MH7223> <i>events,</i> declare<MH5046> what<MH4100> they <i>were,</i> <t><p class="indent1">So that we may consider<MH7760, 3820> them and know<MH3045> their outcome<MH319>. <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH176> announce<MH8085> to us what is coming<MH935>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Declare<MH5046> the things<MH857> that are going<MH857> to<MH857> come<MH857> afterward<MH268>, <t><p class="indent1">So that we may know<MH3045> that you are gods<MH430>; <t><p class="indent1">Indeed<MH637>, do<MH3190> good<MH3190> or evil<MH7489a>, that we may be<MH8159> afraid<MH8159> and fear<MH3372a> together<MH3164a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Behold<MH2005>, you are less<MH4480> than<MH4480> nothing<MH369>, <t><p class="indent1">And your work<MH6467> is less<MH4480> than<MH4480> nothing<MH657>! <t><p class="indent1">He who chooses<MH977> you is an abomination<MH8441>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“I have put<MH5782> one from the north<MH6828> into<MH5782> motion<MH5782>, and he has come<MH857>; <t><p class="indent1">From the rising<MH4217> of the sun<MH8121> he will call<MH7121> on My name<MH8034>; <t><p class="indent1">And he will come<MH935> upon rulers<MH5461> as <i>upon</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>mortar<MH2563a>, <t><p class="indent1">As the potter<MH3335> treads<MH7429> on<MH7429> clay<MH2563a>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Who<MH4310> has declared<MH5046> <i>this</i> from the beginning<MH7218>, that we might know<MH3045>? <t><p class="indent1">Or from former<MH6440> times<MH6440>, that we may say<MH559>, “<i>He is</i> right<MH6662>!”? <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> was<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> at<MH637> all<MH637> who declared<MH5046>, <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> was<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> at<MH637> all<MH637> who proclaimed<MH8085>, <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> was<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> at<MH637> all<MH637> who heard<MH8085> your words<MH561>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Previously<MH7223> <i>I said</i> to Zion<MH6726>, ‘Behold<MH2009>, here<MH2009> they are.’ <t><p class="indent1">And to Jerusalem<MH3389>, ‘I will give<MH5414> a messenger<MH1319> of<MH1319> good<MH1319> news<MH1319>.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“But when I look<MH7200>, there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH376>, <t><p class="indent1">And there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> counselor<MH3289> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>among<MH4480> them <t><p class="indent1">Who, if I ask<MH7592>, can give<MH7725> an answer<MH1697>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, all<MH3605> of them are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>false<MH205>; <t><p class="indent1">Their works<MH4639> are nothing<MH657>, <t><p class="indent1">Their cast<MH5262b> metal<MH5262b> images<MH5262b> are wind<MH7307> and emptiness<MH8414>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>foot</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>going</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>seized</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>Redeemer, the Holy One</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>Bring near</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> I.e., the building material<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> Lit <i>out of those</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Another reading is <i>nothing</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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