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World English Bible

Isaiah 41 (WEBP)

[1] “Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.
[2] Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.
[3] He pursues them and passes by safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
[4] Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.”
[5] The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
[6] Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers, “Be strong!”
[7] So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smooths with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.
[8] “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,
[9] you whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from its corners, and said to you, ‘You are my servant. I have chosen you and have not cast you away.’
[10] Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
[11] Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.
[12] You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing.
[13] For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
[14] Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
[15] Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth. You will thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and will make the hills like chaff.
[16] You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
[17] The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
[18] I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
[19] I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;
[20] that they may see, know, consider, and understand together, that Yahweh’s hand has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.
[21] Produce your cause,” says Yahweh. “Bring out your strong reasons!” says the King of Jacob.
[22] “Let them announce and declare to us what will happen! Declare the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.
[23] Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and see it together.
[24] Behold, you are nothing, and your work is nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.
[25] “I have raised up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, one who calls on my name, and he shall come on rulers as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
[26] Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and before, that we may say, ‘He is right’? Surely, there is no one who declares. Surely, there is no one who shows. Surely, there is no one who hears your words.
[27] I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.
[28] When I look, there is no man, even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask, can answer a word.
[29] Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 41 (KJVS)

[1] Keep silence () before me, O islands; and let the people renew () their strength: let them come near; () then let them speak: () let us come near () together to judgment.
[2] Who raised up () the righteous man from the east, called () him to his foot, gave () the nations before him, and made him rule () over kings? he gave () them as the dust to his sword, and as driven () stubble to his bow.
[3] He pursued () them, and passed () safely; even by the way that he had not gone () with his feet.
[4] Who hath wrought () and done () it, calling () the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
[5] The isles saw () it, and feared; () the ends of the earth were afraid, () drew near, () and came. ()
[6] They helped () every one his neighbour; and every one said () to his brother, Be of good courage. ()
[7] So the carpenter encouraged () the goldsmith, () and he that smootheth () with the hammer him that smote () the anvil, saying, () It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened () it with nails, that it should not be moved. ()
[8] But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, () the seed of Abraham my friend. ()
[9] Thou whom I have taken () from the ends of the earth, and called () thee from the chief men thereof, and said () unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen () thee, and not cast thee away. ()
[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.
[21] Produce () your cause, saith () the Lord; bring forth () your strong reasons, saith () the King of Jacob.
[22] Let them bring them forth, () and shew () us what shall happen: () let them shew () the former things, what they be, that we may consider () them, and know () the latter end of them; or declare () us things for to come. ()
[23] Shew () the things that are to come () hereafter, that we may know () that ye are gods: yea, do good, () or do evil, () that we may be dismayed, () and behold () it together.
[24] Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth () you.
[25] I have raised up () one from the north, and he shall come: () from the rising of the sun shall he call () upon my name: and he shall come () upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter () treadeth () clay.
[26] Who hath declared () from the beginning, that we may know? () and beforetime, that we may say, () He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, () yea, there is none that declareth, () yea, there is none that heareth () your words.
[27] The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give () to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. ()
[28] For I beheld, () and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, () that, when I asked () of them, could answer () a word.
[29] Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

Isaiah 41:2 Heb. righteousness
Isaiah 41:3 Heb. in peace
Isaiah 41:6 Heb. be strong
Isaiah 41:7a Or, founder
Isaiah 41:7b Or, the smiting
Isaiah 41:7c It is ready for the sodering: Or, saying of the soder, it is good
Isaiah 41:11 Heb. the men of thy strife
Isaiah 41:12a Heb. the men of thy contention
Isaiah 41:12b Heb. the men of thy war
Isaiah 41:14 Or, few men
Isaiah 41:15 Heb. mouths
Isaiah 41:21 Heb. cause to come near
Isaiah 41:22 Heb. set our heart upon them
Isaiah 41:24 Or, worse than nothing
Isaiah 41:28 Heb. return

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 41 (BYZ)

[1] εγκαινιζεσθε προς με νησοι οι γαρ αρχοντες αλλαξουσιν ισχυν εγγισατωσαν και λαλησατωσαν αμα τοτε κρισιν αναγγειλατωσαν
[2] τις εξηγειρεν απο ανατολων δικαιοσυνην εκαλεσεν αυτην κατα ποδας αυτου και πορευσεται δωσει εναντιον εθνων και βασιλεις εκστησει και δωσει εις γην τας μαχαιρας αυτων και ως φρυγανα εξωσμενα τα τοξα αυτων
[3] και διωξεται αυτους και διελευσεται εν ειρηνη η οδος των ποδων αυτου
[4] τις ενηργησεν και εποιησεν ταυτα εκαλεσεν αυτην ο καλων αυτην απο γενεων αρχης εγω θεος πρωτος και εις τα επερχομενα εγω ειμι
[5] ειδοσαν εθνη και εφοβηθησαν τα ακρα της γης ηγγισαν και ηλθοσαν αμα
[6] κρινων εκαστος τω πλησιον και τω αδελφω βοηθησαι και ερει
[7] ισχυσεν ανηρ τεκτων και χαλκευς τυπτων σφυρη αμα ελαυνων ποτε μεν ερει συμβλημα καλον εστιν ισχυρωσαν αυτα εν ηλοις θησουσιν αυτα και ου κινηθησονται
[8] συ δε ισραηλ παις μου ιακωβ ον εξελεξαμην σπερμα αβρααμ ον ηγαπησα
[9] ου αντελαβομην απ ακρων της γης και εκ των σκοπιων αυτης εκαλεσα σε και ειπα σοι παις μου ει εξελεξαμην σε και ουκ εγκατελιπον σε
[10] μη φοβου μετα σου γαρ ειμι μη πλανω εγω γαρ ειμι ο θεος σου ο ενισχυσας σε και εβοηθησα σοι και ησφαλισαμην σε τη δεξια τη δικαια μου
[11] ιδου αισχυνθησονται και εντραπησονται παντες οι αντικειμενοι σοι εσονται γαρ ως ουκ οντες και απολουνται παντες οι αντιδικοι σου
[12] ζητησεις αυτους και ου μη ευρης τους ανθρωπους οι παροινησουσιν εις σε εσονται γαρ ως ουκ οντες και ουκ εσονται οι αντιπολεμουντες σε
[13] οτι εγω ο θεος σου ο κρατων της δεξιας σου ο λεγων σοι μη φοβου
[14] ιακωβ ολιγοστος ισραηλ εγω εβοηθησα σοι λεγει ο θεος ο λυτρουμενος σε ισραηλ
[15] ιδου εποιησα σε ως τροχους αμαξης αλοωντας καινους πριστηροειδεις και αλοησεις ορη και λεπτυνεις βουνους και ως χνουν θησεις
[16] και λικμησεις και ανεμος λημψεται αυτους και καταιγις διασπερει αυτους συ δε ευφρανθηση εν τοις αγιοις ισραηλ και αγαλλιασονται
[17] οι πτωχοι και οι ενδεεις ζητησουσιν γαρ υδωρ και ουκ εσται η γλωσσα αυτων απο της διψης εξηρανθη εγω κυριος ο θεος εγω επακουσομαι ο θεος ισραηλ και ουκ εγκαταλειψω αυτους
[18] αλλα ανοιξω επι των ορεων ποταμους και εν μεσω πεδιων πηγας ποιησω την ερημον εις ελη και την διψωσαν γην εν υδραγωγοις
[19] θησω εις την ανυδρον γην κεδρον και πυξον και μυρσινην και κυπαρισσον και λευκην
[20] ινα ιδωσιν και γνωσιν και εννοηθωσιν και επιστωνται αμα οτι χειρ κυριου εποιησεν ταυτα παντα και ο αγιος του ισραηλ κατεδειξεν
[21] εγγιζει η κρισις υμων λεγει κυριος ο θεος ηγγισαν αι βουλαι υμων λεγει ο βασιλευς ιακωβ
[22] εγγισατωσαν και αναγγειλατωσαν υμιν α συμβησεται η τα προτερα τινα ην ειπατε και επιστησομεν τον νουν και γνωσομεθα τι τα εσχατα και τα επερχομενα ειπατε ημιν
[23] αναγγειλατε ημιν τα επερχομενα επ εσχατου και γνωσομεθα οτι θεοι εστε ευ ποιησατε και κακωσατε και θαυμασομεθα και οψομεθα αμα
[24] οτι ποθεν εστε υμεις και ποθεν η εργασια υμων εκ γης βδελυγμα εξελεξαντο υμας
[25] εγω δε ηγειρα τον απο βορρα και τον αφ ηλιου ανατολων κληθησονται τω ονοματι μου ερχεσθωσαν αρχοντες και ως πηλος κεραμεως και ως κεραμευς καταπατων τον πηλον ουτως καταπατηθησεσθε
[26] τις γαρ αναγγελει τα εξ αρχης ινα γνωμεν και τα εμπροσθεν και ερουμεν οτι αληθη εστιν ουκ εστιν ο προλεγων ουδε ο ακουων υμων τους λογους
[27] αρχην σιων δωσω και ιερουσαλημ παρακαλεσω εις οδον
[28] απο γαρ των εθνων ιδου ουδεις και απο των ειδωλων αυτων ουκ ην ο αναγγελλων και εαν ερωτησω αυτους ποθεν εστε ου μη αποκριθωσιν μοι
[29] εισιν γαρ οι ποιουντες υμας και ματην οι πλανωντες υμας

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.