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15 ‘Look at this! I will cause you to destroy your enemies,
    like a heavy weight that threshes grain.[a]
You will have new sharp metal points that are like teeth.
You will thresh the mountains
    and you will break them into pieces.
You will make the hills become like straw.
16 You will throw them into the air,
    and the wind will blow them away in all directions!
You will be happy with what the Lord has done for you.
    You will boast that the Holy God of Israel is your God.
17 Poor and helpless people look for water to drink,
    but there is none.
    They are so thirsty that their tongues are dry.
But I, the Lord, will answer their prayers.
    I, the God of Israel, will not leave them alone.

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Footnotes

  1. 41:15 ‘thresh’ means to hit hard, to remove seeds from wheat or other crops.

15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(A)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(B) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(C)
16 You will winnow(D) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(E) will blow them away.(F)
But you will rejoice(G) in the Lord
    and glory(H) in the Holy One(I) of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(J)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(K)
But I the Lord will answer(L) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(M) them.

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