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A Promise of Victory

15 “See, I’m making you[a] into
    a new, sharp, and multi-tooth threshing sledge.
You’ll thresh and crush the mountains,
    and make the hills like chaff.
16 You’ll winnow them, and the wind will lift them up,
    and a tempest will blow them away.
Then you’ll rejoice in the Lord,
    and[b] you’ll make your boast in the Holy One of Israel.”

17 “As for the poor, the needy, those seeking[c] water—
    when there is none
        and their tongues are parched from thirst—
I, the Lord, will answer them.
    I, the God of Israel, won’t abandon them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:15 1QIsaa is masculine; MT is feminine
  2. Isaiah 41:16 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and
  3. Isaiah 41:17 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read poor and the needy seeking

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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