Isaiah 41:12
10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
14 Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
- DARBY
- Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them them that contend with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
- BLB
- You will seek them, and will not find them, the men of your dispute will be as nothing, the men of your warfare as nothing at all.
- ÅB
- du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, de menn som kives med deg; de skal bli til intet og til ingenting de menn som fører krig mot deg.
- OTB
- Selv om du leter etter dine motstandere, vil du ikke finne dem. De som fører krig mot deg skal bli som intet og ikke-eksisterende.
- B1930
- du skal søke dem og ikke finne dem, de menn som kives med dig; de skal bli til intet og til ingenting de menn som fører krig mot dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 37:35–36
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Read in contextJob 20:7–9
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
Read in contextIsaiah 17:14
In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
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