NASB — Isaiah 41 — KJV

Israel Encouraged

  1aCoastlands°, listen to Me bin silence°,
  And let the peoples° cgain° new° strength°;
  dLet them come° forward°, then° let them speak°;
  eLet us come° together° for judgment°.
  2aWho° has aroused° one from the east°
  Whom He bcalls° in righteousness° to His Ifeet°?
  He cdelivers° up nations° before° him
  And subdues° kings°.
  He makes° them like ddust° with his sword°,
  As the wind-driven echaff° with his bow°.
  3 “He pursues° them, passing° on in safety°,
  By a way° he had not been Itraversing° with his feet°.
  4aWho° has performed° and accomplished° [it],
  Calling° forth the generations° from the beginning°?
  ‘bI, the LORD°, am the first°, and with the last°. cI am He.’”

[1] aIs 11:11 bHab 2:20; Zc 2:13 cIs 40:31 dIs 34:1; 48:16 eIs 1:18; 43:26; 50:8
[2] ILit foot aIs 41:25; 45:1-3; 46:11 bIs 42:6 c2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2 d2S 22:43 eIs 40:24
[3] ILit going
[4] aIs 41:26; 44:7; 46:10 bIs 43:10; 44:6; Rv 1:8, 17; 22:13 cIs 43:13; 46:4; 48:12

  5 ¶ The acoastlands° have seen° and are afraid°;
  The bends° of the earth° tremble°;
  They have drawn° near° and have come°.
  6 Each° one° helps° his neighbor°
  And says° to his brother°, “Be strong°!”
  7 So the acraftsman° encourages° the bsmelter°,
  [And] he who smooths° [metal] with the hammer° [encourages] him who beats° the anvil°,
  Saying° of the soldering°, “It is good°”;
  And he fastens° it with nails°,
  c[So that] it will not totter°.
  8 “But you, Israel°, aMy servant°,
  Jacob° whom° I have chosen°,
  Descendant° of bAbraham° My cfriend°,
  9 You whom° I have Iataken° from the ends° of the earth°,
  And called° from its bremotest° parts°
  And said° to you, ‘You are cMy servant°,
  I have dchosen° you and not rejected° you.
  10 ‘Do not afear°, for I am with you;
  Do not anxiously look° about you, for I am your God°.
  I will strengthen° you, surely° bI will help° you,
  Surely° I will uphold° you with My righteous° cright° hand°.’
  11 “Behold°, aall° those who are angered° at you will be shamed° and dishonored°;
  bThose° who° contend° with you will be as nothing° and will perish°.
  12aYou will seek° those° who° quarrel° with you, but will not find° them,
  Those° who° war° with you will be as nothing° and non-existent°.
  13 “For I am the LORD° your God°, awho upholds° your right° hand°,
  Who says° to you, ‘bDo not fear°, I will help° you.’
  14 “Do not fear°, you aworm° Jacob°, you men° of Israel°;
  I will help° you,” declares° the LORD°, “Iand byour Redeemer° is the Holy° One° of Israel°.
  15 “Behold°, I have made° you a new°, sharp° threshing° sledge° with double edges°;
  aYou will thresh° the bmountains° and pulverize° [them],
  And will make° the hills° like chaff°.
  16 “You will awinnow° them, and the wind° will carry° them away,
  And the storm° will scatter° them;
  But you will brejoice° in the LORD°,
  You will glory° in the Holy° One° of Israel°.

[5] aIs 41:1; Ezk 26:15, 16 bJsh 5:1; Ps 67:7
[7] aIs 44:12, 13 bIs 40:19 cIs 40:20; 46:7
[8] aIs 42:19; 43:10; 44:1, 2, 21 bIs 29:22; 51:2; 63:16 c2Ch 20:7; Jm 2:23
[9] IOr taken hold of aIs 11:11 bIs 43:5-7 cIs 42:1; 44:1 dDt 7:6; 14:2; Ps 135:4
[10] aDt 20:1; 31:6; Jsh 1:9; Ps 27:1; Is 41:13, 14; 43:2, 5; Ro 8:31 bIs 41:14; 44:2; 49:8 cPs 89:13, 14
[11] aIs 45:24 bIs 17:13; 29:5, 7, 8
[12] aJb 20:7-9; Ps 37:35, 36; Is 17:14
[13] aIs 42:6; 45:1 bIs 41:10
[14] IOr even your Redeemer, the Holy One aJb 25:6; Ps 22:6 bIs 35:10; 43:14; 44:6, 22-24
[15] aMi 4:13; Hab 3:12 bIs 42:15; 64:1; Jr 9:10; Ezk 33:28
[16] aJr 51:2 bIs 25:9; 35:10; 51:3; 61:10

  17 ¶ “The Iafflicted° and needy° are seeking° awater°, but there° is none°,
  And their tongue° is parched° with thirst°;
  I, the LORD°, bwill answer° them Myself,
  [As] the God° of Israel° I cwill not forsake° them.
  18 “I will open° arivers° on the bare° heights°
  And springs° in the midst° of the valleys°;
  I will make° bthe wilderness° a pool° of water°
  And the dry° land° fountains° of water°.
  19 “I will put° the cedar° in the wilderness°,
  The acacia° and the amyrtle° and the Iolive° tree°;
  I will place° the ajuniper° in the desert°
  Together° with the box° tree° and the cypress°,
  20 That athey may see° and recognize°,
  And consider° and gain° insight° as well°,
  That the bhand° of the LORD° has done° this°,
  And the Holy° One° of Israel° has created° it.

[17] IOr poor aIs 43:20; 44:3; 49:10; 55:1 bIs 30:19; 65:24 cIs 42:16; 62:12
[18] aIs 30:25; 43:19 bPs 107:35; Is 35:6, 7
[19] IOr oleaster aIs 35:1; 55:13; 60:13
[20] aIs 40:5; 43:10 bJb 12:9; Is 66:14

  21 ¶ “IPresent° your case°,” the LORD° says°.
  “Bring° forward° your strong° [arguments],”
  The aKing° of Jacob° says°.
  22 aLet them bring° forth° and declare° to us what° is going to take° place°;
  As for the bformer° [events], declare° what° they [were],
  That we may consider° them and know° their outcome°.
  Or° announce° to us what is coming°;
  23 aDeclare° the things° that are going to come° afterward°,
  That we may know° that you are gods°;
  Indeed°, bdo° good° or evil°, that we may anxiously look° about us and fear° together°.
  24 Behold°, ayou are of Ino° account°,
  And byour work° amounts to nothing°;
  He who chooses° you is an cabomination°.

[21] ILit Bring near aIs 44:6
[22] aIs 44:7; 45:21; 46:10 bIs 43:9
[23] aIs 42:9; 44:7, 8; 45:3; Jn 13:19 bJr 10:5
[24] ILit nothing aPs 115:8; Is 44:9; 1Co 8:4 bIs 37:19; 41:29 cPv 3:32; 28:9

  25 ¶ “I have aroused° aone from the north°, and he has come°;
  From the rising° of the sun° he will call° on My name°;
  And he will come° upon rulers° as [upon] bmortar°,
  Even as the potter° treads° clay°.”
  26 Who° has adeclared° [this] from the beginning°, that we might know°?
  Or from former° times°, that we may say°, “[He is] right°!”?
  Surely° there° was bno° one° who declared°,
  Surely° there° was no° one° who proclaimed°,
  Surely° there° was no° one° who heard° your words°.
  27aFormerly° [I said] to Zion°, ‘Behold°, here° they are.’
  And to Jerusalem°, ‘I will give° a bmessenger° of good news°.’
  28 “But awhen I look°, there° is no° one°,
  And there° is no° bcounselor° Iamong° them
  Who, if I ask°, can cgive° an answer°.
  29 “Behold°, all° of them are Ifalse°;
  Their aworks° are bworthless°,
  Their molten° images° are cwind° and emptiness°.

[25] aIs 41:2; Jr 50:3 b2S 22:43; Is 10:6; Mi 7:10; Zc 10:5
[26] aIs 41:22; 44:7; 45:21 bHab 2:18, 19
[27] aIs 48:3-8 bIs 40:9; 44:28; 52:7; Na 1:15
[28] ILit out of those aIs 50:2; 59:16; 63:5 bIs 40:13, 14 cIs 46:7
[29] IAnother reading is nothing aIs 2:8; 17:8; 41:24 bIs 44:9 cJr 5:13


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God expostulateth with his people, about his mercies to the Church,

1 ¶ Keep silenceºª before² me, O islands;º and let the peopleº renewºª [their] strength:º let them come near;ºª then² let them speak:ºª let us come nearºª togetherº to judgment.º 2 Who² raised upºª the righteousº [man] from the east,º² calledºª him to his foot,º gaveºª the nationsº beforeº him, and made [him] ruleºª over kings?º he gaveºª [them] as the dustº to his sword,º [and] as drivenºª stubbleº to his bow.º 3 He pursuedºª them, [and] passedºª safely;º [even] by the wayº [that] he had not² goneºª with his feet.º 4 Who² hath wroughtºª and doneºª [it], callingºª the generationsº from the beginning?º² I² the LORD,º the first,º and with² the last;º I² [am] he.² 5 The islesº sawºª [it], and feared;ºª the endsº of the earthº were afraid,ºª drew near,ºª and came.ºª 6 They helpedºª every oneº² his neighbour;º and [every one] saidºª to his brother,º Be of good courage.ºª 7 So the carpenterº encouragedºª² the goldsmith,ºª [and] he that smoothethºª [with] the hammerº² him that smoteºª the anvil,º saying,ºª It² [is] readyº for the sodering:º and he fastenedºª it with nails,º [that] it should not² be moved.ºª 8 But thou,² Israel,º [art] my servant,º Jacobº whom² I have chosen,ºª the seedº of Abrahamº my friend.ºª 9 [Thou] whom² I have takenºª from the endsº² of the earth,º and calledºª thee from the chief menº² thereof, and saidºª unto thee, Thou² [art] my servant;º I have chosenºª thee, and not² cast thee away.ºª

[1] Jb 23:3; 31:35; 38:3; 40:7, 8; Ps 46:10; Is 1:18; 8:9; 41:6, 21; 49:1; Jol 3:10; Mi 6:1; Hab 2:20; Zc 2:13.
[2] Gn 11:31; 12:1; 14:14; 17:1; 2S 22:43; 2K 13:7; Ezr 1:2; Is 40:24; 41:15, 25; 45:1, 13; 46:11; He 7:1; 11:8.
[3] Jb 5:24; Is 57:2.
[4] Dt 32:7; Is 40:12, 26; 41:26; 42:24; 43:10; 44:6, 7; 46:3, 10; 48:3, 12; Mt 1:23; 28:20; Ac 15:18; 17:26; Rv 1:11, 17; 2:8; 22:13.
[5] Gn 10:5; Ex 15:14; Jsh 2:10; 5:1; Ps 65:8; 66:3; 67:7; Ezk 26:15.
[6] 1S 4:7; 5:3; Is 35:4; 40:19; 44:12; Dn 3:1; Jol 3:9; Ac 19:24.
[7] Jg 18:17, 24; Is 40:19, 20; 44:12; 46:6, 7; Jr 10:3, 9; Dn 3:1.
[8] Ex 19:5; Lv 25:42; Dt 7:6; 10:15; 14:2; 2Ch 20:7; Ps 33:12; 105:6, 42; 135:4; Is 43:1; 44:1, 21; 48:12; 49:3; Jr 33:24; Mt 3:9; Jn 8:33; 15:14; Ro 4:12; 9:4; Ga 3:19; 4:22; Jm 2:23.
[9] Dt 7:7; Jsh 24:2; 1S 12:22; Ne 9:7; Ps 94:14; 107:2; Is 41:2; Jr 33:25; Lk 13:29; Ro 11:1; 1Co 1:26; Jm 2:5; Rv 5:9.

about his promises,

10 ¶ Fearºª thou not;² for² I² [am] with² thee: be not² dismayed;ºª for² I² [am] thy God:º I will strengthenºª thee; yea,² I will helpºª thee; yea,² I will upholdºª thee with the right handº of my righteousness.º 11 Behold,² all² they that were incensedºª against thee shall be ashamedºª and confounded:ºª they shall be² as nothing;² and they¹² that striveº with thee shall perish.ºª 12 Thou shalt seekºª them, and shalt not² findºª them,² [even] them¹ that contendedº with thee: they² that warº against thee shall be² as nothing,² and as a thing of nought.º 13 For² I² the LORDº thy Godº will holdºª thy right hand,º sayingºª unto thee, Fearºª not;² I² will helpºª thee. 14 Fearºª not,² thou wormº Jacob,º [and] ye menº of Israel;º I² will helpºª thee, saithºª the LORD,º and thy redeemer,ºª the Holy Oneº of Israel.º 15 Behold,² I will makeºª thee a newº sharpº threshing¹ instrument² havingº teeth:º thou shalt threshºª the mountains,º and beat [them] small,ºª and shalt makeºª the hillsº as chaff.º 16 Thou shalt fanºª them, and the windº shall carry them away,ºª and the whirlwindº shall scatterºª them: and thou² shalt rejoiceºª in the LORD,º [and] shalt gloryºª in the Holy Oneº of Israel.º 17 [When] the poorº and needyº seekºª water,º and [there is] none,² [and] their tongueº failethºª for thirst,º I² the LORDº will hearºª them, I the Godº of Israelº will not² forsakeºª them. 18 I will openºª riversº in² high places,º and fountainsº in the midstº of the valleys:º I will makeºª the wildernessº a poolº of water,º and the dryº landº springsº of water.º 19 I will plantºª in the wildernessº the cedar,º the shittah tree,º and the myrtle,º and the oilº tree;º I will setºª in the desertº the fir tree,º [and] the pine,º and the box treeº together:º 20 That² they may see,ºª and know,ºª and consider,ºª and understandºª together,º that² the handº of the LORDº hath doneºª this,² and the Holy Oneº of Israelº hath createdºª it.

[10] Gn 15:1; Dt 20:1; 31:6; 33:27; Jsh 1:9; 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 20:17; 32:8; Ps 27:1; 29:11; 37:17, 24; 41:12; 46:1, 7, 11; 63:8; 65:5; 89:13; 99:4; 144:8, 11; 145:14; 147:12; Is 12:2; 40:29; 41:13; 43:1, 5; 44:2; 51:12; 52:7; 60:19; Ho 1:9; Zc 10:12; 13:9; Lk 1:13, 30; 2:10; Jn 8:54; Ro 8:31; 2Co 12:9; Ep 3:16; Php 4:13.
[11] Ex 11:8; 23:22; Is 40:17; 41:24, 29; 45:24; 49:26; 54:17; 60:12; Dn 4:35; Zc 12:3; Ac 13:8; 16:39; Rv 3:9.
[12] Jb 20:7; Ps 37:35.
[13] Dt 33:26; Ps 63:8; 73:23; 109:31; Is 41:10; 43:6; 45:1; 51:18; 2Ti 4:17.
[14] Dt 7:7; Jb 19:25; 25:6; Ps 19:14; 22:6; Is 43:14; 44:6, 24; 47:4; 48:17; 49:7, 26; 54:5, 8; 59:20; 60:16; 63:16; Jr 50:34; Mt 7:14; Lk 12:32; Ro 9:27; Ga 3:13; Tit 2:14; Rv 5:9.
[15] Ps 18:42; Is 21:10; 28:27; Mi 4:13; Hab 3:12; Zc 4:7; 2Co 10:4.
[16] 1S 2:1; Ps 1:4; Is 12:6; 17:13; 25:1; 45:24; 61:10; Jr 9:23; 15:7; 51:2; Hab 3:18; Mt 3:12; Lk 1:46; Ro 5:11; 1Co 1:30; Php 3:3.
[17] Gn 28:15; Ex 17:3, 6; Jg 15:18; Ps 22:15; 34:6; 42:2; 50:15; 63:1; 68:9; 72:12; 94:14; 102:16, 17; 107:5; Is 30:19; 42:16; 55:1; 61:1; 66:2; Lm 4:4; Am 8:11; Mt 5:3, 6; Lk 16:24; Jn 4:10; 7:37; 2Co 12:9; He 13:5; Rv 21:6; 22:17.
[18] Ps 46:4; 78:15; 105:41; 107:35; Is 12:3; 30:25; 32:2; 35:6; 43:19; 44:3; 48:21; 49:9; 58:11; Ezk 47:1; Jol 3:18; Zc 14:8; Rv 7:17; 22:1.
[19] Ps 92:13; Is 27:6; 32:15; 37:31; 51:3; 55:13; 60:21; 61:3, 11; Ezk 17:22; 47:12.
[20] Ex 9:16; Nu 23:23; Jb 12:9; Ps 109:27; Is 43:7, 21; 44:23; 45:6; 66:18; Ep 2:6; 2Th 1:10.

and about the vanity of idols.

21 Produceºª your cause,º saithºª the LORD;º bring forthºª your strongº [reasons], saithºª the Kingº of Jacob.º 22 Let them bring [them] forth,ºª and shewºª us² what² shall happen:ºª let them shewºª the former things,º what² they² [be], that we may considerººª them, and knowºª the latter endº of them; or² declareºª us things for to come.ºª 23 Shewºª the things that are to comeºª hereafter,º that we may knowºª that² ye² [are] gods:º yea,² do good,ºª or do evil,ºª that we may be dismayed,ºª and beholdºª [it] together.º 24 Behold,² ye² [are] of nothing,º² and your workº of nought:º² an abominationº [is he that] choosethºª you. 25 I have raised upºª [one] from the north,º² and he shall come:ºª from the risingº² of the sunº shall he callºª upon my name:º and he shall comeºª upon princesº as² [upon] morter,º and as² the potterºª treadethºª clay.º 26 Who² hath declaredºª from the beginning,º² that we may know?ºª and beforetime,º² that we may say,ºª [He is] righteous?º yea,² [there is] none² that sheweth,ºª yea,² [there is] none² that declareth,ºª yea,² [there is] none² that hearethºª your words.º 27 The firstº [shall say] to Zion,º Behold,º beholdº them: and I will giveºª to Jerusalemº one that bringeth good tidings.ºª 28 For I beheld,ºª and [there was] no² man;º even among them,²² and [there was] no² counsellor,ºª that, when I askedºª of them, could answerºª a word.º 29 Behold,² they [are] all² vanity;º their worksº [are] nothing:º their molten imagesº [are] windº and confusion.º

[21] Jb 23:3; 31:37; 38:3; 40:7; Mi 6:1.
[22] Is 42:9; 43:9; 45:21; 48:14; Jn 13:19; 16:14.
[23] Is 42:9; 44:7; 45:7, 8; 46:7, 9; Jr 10:5; Jn 13:19; Ac 15:18.
[24] Dt 7:26; 27:15; Ps 115:8; Is 41:29; 44:9; 66:24; Jr 10:8, 14; 51:17; 1Co 8:4; Rv 17:5.
[25] 2S 22:43; Ezr 1:2; Is 10:6; 21:2; 41:2; 44:28; 45:1, 13; 46:10; Jr 51:27; Mi 7:10; Zc 10:5.
[26] Is 41:22, 23; 43:9; 44:7; 45:21; Hab 2:18.
[27] Ezr 1:1; Is 40:9; 41:4; 43:10; 44:6, 28; 48:12; 52:7; Na 1:15; Lk 2:10; Ro 10:15; Rv 2:8.
[28] Is 63:5; Dn 2:10; 4:7; 5:8.
[29] Ps 115:4; 135:15; Is 41:24; 44:9; Jr 5:13; 10:2; Hab 2:18.


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