10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

12 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 nought.

13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

14 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.

15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

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10 So do not fear,(A) for I am with you;(B)
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(C) you and help(D) you;
    I will uphold you(E) with my righteous right hand.(F)

11 “All who rage(G) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(H)
those who oppose(I) you
    will be as nothing and perish.(J)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.(K)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing(L) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(M)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(N) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(O) you worm(P) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(Q) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(R) the Holy One(S) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(T)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(U) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(V)
16 You will winnow(W) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(X) will blow them away.(Y)
But you will rejoice(Z) in the Lord
    and glory(AA) in the Holy One(AB) of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(AC)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(AD)
But I the Lord will answer(AE) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(AF) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(AG) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(AH) into pools of water,(AI)
    and the parched ground into springs.(AJ)
19 I will put in the desert(AK)
    the cedar and the acacia,(AL) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(AM) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(AN) together,(AO)
20 so that people may see and know,(AP)
    may consider and understand,(AQ)
that the hand(AR) of the Lord has done this,
    that the Holy One(AS) of Israel has created(AT) it.

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