Isaiah 41:12
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.
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.
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 the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Read in contextJob 20:7–9
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Read in contextIsaiah 17:14
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Read in context