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14 People of Israel, descendants of Jacob, you may be weak and worthless,[a]
    but do not be afraid.
    I myself will help you.”

This is what the Lord himself says.

“I am the Holy One of Israel,
    the one who saves you.
15 Look, I have made you like a new threshing board with many sharp teeth.
    You will trample mountains and crush them.
    You will make the hills[b] like chaff.
16 You will throw them into the air,
    and the wind will blow them away and scatter them.
Then you will be happy in the Lord.
    You will be proud of the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:14 Jacob … worthless Literally, “Worm of Jacob, men of Israel.”
  2. Isaiah 41:15 mountains … hills Symbols of the power of Israel’s enemies.

14 Do not be afraid,(A) you worm(B) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(C) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(D) the Holy One(E) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(F)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(G) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(H)
16 You will winnow(I) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(J) will blow them away.(K)
But you will rejoice(L) in the Lord
    and glory(M) in the Holy One(N) of Israel.

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