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15 “I am going to make you into a new threshing [a] sledge
with sharp, double-edged teeth.
You will thresh the mountains and crush them to dust.
You will turn the hills into straw.
16 You will winnow [b] them.
The wind will carry them away.
The windstorm will scatter them.
But you will find joy in the Lord
and praise the Holy One of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none.
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

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Footnotes

  1. 41:15 Threshing   is the process of beating stalks to separate them from the grain.
  2. 41:16 Winnowing is the process of separating husks from grain.

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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