Isaiah 40:27-31

27 ^aWhy do you say, Jacob, and you assert, Israel,
“My way is ^bhidden from the Lord,
And the ^cjustice due me ▼

▼Lit passes by my God

escapes the notice of ^emy God”?
28 ^fDo you not know? Have you not heard?
The ^gEverlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is ^hunsearchable.
29 He gives strength to the ⁱweary,
And to the one who lacks might He ^jincreases power.
30 Though ^kyouths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous ^lyoung men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who ▼

▼Or hope in

wait for the Lord
Will ⁿgain new strength;
They will ▼

▼Or sprout wings

, ^pmount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

Isaiah 41:1-16

Israel Encouraged

1 “ ^qListen to Me ^rin silence, you coastlands,
And let the peoples ^sgain new strength;
^tLet them come forward, then let them speak;
^uLet’s come together for judgment.
2 “ ^vWho has stirred one from the east
Whom He ^wcalls in righteousness to His ▼

▼Lit foot

feet?
He ^yturns nations over to him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like ^zdust with his sword,
Like the wind-driven ^aachaff with his bow.
3 “He pursues them, passing on in safety,
By a way he had not been ▼

▼Lit going

traversing with his feet.
4 “ ^acWho has performed and accomplished it,
Summoning the generations from the beginning?
‘ ^adI, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. ^aeI am He.’”

5 The ^afcoastlands have seen and are afraid;
The ^agends of the earth tremble;
They have approached and have come.
6 Each one helps his neighbor
And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 So the ^ahcraftsman encourages the ^aismelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he fastens it with nails,
^ajSo that it will not totter.
8 “But you, Israel, ^akMy servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of ^alAbraham My ^amfriend,
9 You whom I have ▼

▼Lit seized

, ^aotaken from the ends of the earth
And called from its ^apremotest parts,
And said to you, ‘You are ^aqMy servant,
I have ^archosen you and have not rejected you.
10 ‘Do not ^asfear, for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, ^atI will also help you,
I will also uphold you with My righteous ^auright hand.’
11 “Behold, ^avall those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;
^awThose who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
12 “ ^axYou will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
13 “For I am the Lord your God ^aywho takes hold of your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘ ^azDo not fear, I will help you.’
14 “Do not fear, you ^baworm Jacob, you people of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and ^bbyour ▼

▼Or Redeemer, the Holy One

Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, I turned you into a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;
^bdYou will thresh the ^bemountains and pulverize them,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 “You will ^bfwinnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And the storm will scatter them;
But you will ^bgrejoice in the Lord,
You will boast in the Holy One of Israel.