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A Call to Courage

13 “For I am the Lord your God,
    who takes hold of your right hand,
who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid.
    I’ll help you.
14 Don’t be afraid, you little worm Jacob,
    and[a] you insects of Israel!
I myself will help you,’[b] declares the Lord,
    your[c] Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”

A Promise of Victory

15 “See, I’m making you[d] into
    a new, sharp, and multi-tooth threshing sledge.
You’ll thresh and crush the mountains,
    and make the hills like chaff.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:14 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and
  2. Isaiah 41:14 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
  3. Isaiah 41:14 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
  4. Isaiah 41:15 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine

13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(A)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(B) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(C) you worm(D) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(E) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(F) the Holy One(G) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(H)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(I) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(J)

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