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New King James Version

Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Blessing;   Faith;   God;   God Continued...;   Hand;   Power;   Righteous;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Discouragement-Encouragement;   Divine;   Fear;   Fear Nots;   God;   Helper, Divine;   Helps-Hindrances;   Power;   Promises, Divine;   Providence, Divine;   Seven;   Strength;   Support, Divine;   Sustaining Providence;   Weakness-Power;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Choosing/chosen;   Fear;   Friendship;   Help;   Israel/jews;   Servants;   Strength;   Upholdment;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Power of God, the;   Protection;   Righteousness of God, the;   Warfare of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Faithfulness of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Predestination;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Election;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - names of our lord;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Faithful;   God, Names of;   Help;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Courage;   God;   Meter in the Bible;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 12;   Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for February 8;   Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for January 11;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Do not fear, for I am with you;do not be afraid, for I am your God.I will strengthen you; I will help you;I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
New American Standard Bible
'Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.'
New Century Version
So don't worry, because I am with you. Don't be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and will help you; I will support you with my right hand that saves you.
Amplified Bible
'Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you; I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].'
World English Bible
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Feare thou not, for I am with thee: be not afraide, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, and helpe thee, and will susteine thee with the right hand of my iustice.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not fear, for I am with you;Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.I will make you mighty, surely I will help you;Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'
Berean Standard Bible
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Contemporary English Version
Don't be afraid. I am with you. Don't tremble with fear. I am your God. I will make you strong, as I protect you with my arm and give you victories.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don't be afraid, for I am with you; don't be distressed, for I am your God. I give you strength, I give you help, I support you with my victorious right hand.
Darby Translation
—Fear 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Don't worry—I am with you. Don't be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory.
George Lamsa Translation
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I have strengthened you, and have also helped you, yea, I will also uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Good News Translation
Do not be afraid—I am with you! I am your God—let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.
Lexham English Bible
You must not fear, for I am with you; you must not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, indeed I will help you, indeed I will take hold of you with the right hand of my salvation.
Literal Translation
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not gaze about, for I am your God; I will make you strong; yea, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
be not afrayde, for I wil be with ye. Lake not behinde ye, for I wil be thy God, to stregth ye, helpe ye, & to kepe ye with this right hode of myne.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Fear thou not, for I am with thee, be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee; yea, I uphold thee with My victorious right hand.
King James Version (1611)
Feare thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismaied, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea I will helpe thee, yea I will vphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Be not afraide, for I am with thee: Melt not away as waxe, for I am thy God to strength thee, helpe thee, and kepe thee with the right hande of my righteousnesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Fear not; for I am with thee: wander not; for I am thy God, who have strengthened thee; and I have helped thee, and have established thee with my just right hand.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Drede thou not, for Y am with thee; boowe thou not awei, for Y am thi God. Y coumfortide thee, and helpide thee; and the riythond of my iust man vp took thee.
Update Bible Version
Don't be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Webster's Bible Translation
Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee; yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
New English Translation
Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you— yes, I help you— yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
New Living Translation
Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
New Life Bible
Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will give you strength, and for sure I will help you. Yes, I will hold you up with My right hand that is right and good.
New Revised Standard
do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God, - I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.
Revised Standard Version
fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
Young's Literal Translation
Be not afraid, for with thee I [am], Look not around, for I [am] thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

Contextual Overview

10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' 11 "Behold, all those who were incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who strive with you shall perish. 12 You shall seek them and not find them-- Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing. 13 For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, "Fear not, I will help you.' 14 "Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you," says the LORD And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 "Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff. 16 You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the LORD, And glory in the Holy One of Israel. 17 "The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, The myrtle and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine And the box tree together,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Fear: Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:5, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 20:1, Deuteronomy 31:6-8, Joshua 1:9, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:30, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, Romans 8:31

for I am thy God: Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 60:19, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Psalms 147:12, Hosea 1:9, Zechariah 13:9, John 8:54, John 8:55

I will strengthen: Isaiah 40:29-31, Deuteronomy 33:27-29, Psalms 29:11, Zechariah 10:12, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Ephesians 3:16, Philippians 4:13

I will uphold: Psalms 37:17, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 41:12, Psalms 63:8, Psalms 145:14

the right: Psalms 65:5, Psalms 89:13, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 99:4, Psalms 144:8, Psalms 144:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:17 - fear Genesis 26:24 - fear Genesis 28:12 - ladder Genesis 28:15 - I am Genesis 31:3 - with thee Genesis 39:2 - the Lord Genesis 39:21 - the Lord Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Genesis 46:3 - fear not Exodus 3:12 - Certainly Exodus 14:13 - Fear ye not Exodus 20:20 - Fear not Leviticus 26:12 - will be Numbers 13:30 - General Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Numbers 23:21 - the Lord Deuteronomy 1:21 - fear not Deuteronomy 3:2 - Fear Deuteronomy 7:18 - shalt not Deuteronomy 9:3 - he shall Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Deuteronomy 28:58 - fear this glorious Deuteronomy 33:25 - and as thy Joshua 1:5 - I will not Joshua 8:1 - Fear not Joshua 10:8 - General Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt Judges 1:19 - the Lord Judges 6:16 - General Judges 7:9 - Arise 1 Samuel 23:17 - Fear not 2 Samuel 22:33 - strength 1 Kings 8:57 - General 1 Kings 17:13 - Fear not 2 Kings 6:16 - Fear not 2 Kings 19:6 - Be not afraid 1 Chronicles 4:10 - thine hand 1 Chronicles 11:9 - for 1 Chronicles 28:20 - fear not 2 Chronicles 14:11 - rest on thee 2 Chronicles 17:3 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Ezra 8:31 - the hand Nehemiah 4:14 - General Nehemiah 6:9 - Now therefore Job 22:25 - the Almighty Psalms 14:5 - God Psalms 17:7 - by thy Psalms 23:4 - I will Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Psalms 51:12 - uphold Psalms 54:4 - General Psalms 56:4 - in God I have Psalms 60:5 - save Psalms 73:23 - thou hast Psalms 89:21 - mine Psalms 91:15 - I will be Psalms 94:18 - My foot Psalms 119:116 - Uphold Psalms 119:173 - Let Psalms 138:3 - strengthenedst Psalms 138:7 - and thy right Proverbs 3:25 - Be Isaiah 8:10 - for God Isaiah 35:4 - fear not Isaiah 37:6 - Be not Isaiah 40:1 - comfort Isaiah 43:2 - I will be Isaiah 44:8 - neither Isaiah 54:4 - Fear not Jeremiah 15:20 - for Jeremiah 20:11 - the Lord Jeremiah 30:10 - fear Jeremiah 31:1 - will Jeremiah 42:11 - for I Jeremiah 46:28 - for I am Lamentations 3:57 - thou saidst Ezekiel 3:9 - fear Daniel 10:12 - Fear not Daniel 10:19 - fear not Joel 2:21 - Fear Zephaniah 3:16 - be said Haggai 1:13 - I am Haggai 2:5 - fear Zechariah 8:13 - fear not Zechariah 10:6 - I will strengthen Zechariah 12:5 - The inhabitants Matthew 8:26 - Why Matthew 10:26 - Fear Matthew 14:27 - it Matthew 28:5 - Fear Matthew 28:20 - I am John 6:20 - It is John 14:27 - afraid John 20:17 - your God Acts 7:9 - but Acts 12:24 - General Acts 18:10 - I am Acts 23:11 - the Lord Acts 27:24 - Fear not Philippians 4:9 - with 2 Timothy 3:11 - but 2 Timothy 4:17 - strengthened Hebrews 11:23 - and they Hebrews 13:5 - I will Hebrews 13:6 - The Lord 1 Peter 3:14 - and be Revelation 1:17 - Fear not

Cross-References

Genesis 37:36
36 Now the Midianites [fn] had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
Genesis 39:20
Then Joseph's master took him and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
Genesis 41:2
Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.
Genesis 41:3
Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Fear thou not, for I am with thee,.... Not merely by his essence or power, who is every where; or by his providence supporting, preserving, observing, ordering, and overruling all things; but in a way of special grace, to guard and protect his people, support and supply them, comfort and strengthen their hearts; wherefore they need not fear any of their enemies, nor whatsoever they may be called to suffer for his name's sake, even though they pass through fire and water, and the valley of the shadow of death:

be not dismayed, I am thy God; through Christ, in a covenant way, as appeared by the effectual calling of them; and therefore might depend on his love, be sure of his power, expect all needful supplies, and to be comfortably carried through every service and trial they were called unto; and need fear no enemies, or be dismayed at anything that should befall them; or become weak as water, and their hearts melt like wax within them, as the Jewish commentators generally interpret the word n. The Targum is,

"be not broken;''

in spirit. The word signifies to look about, as persons in distress, and amazed:

I will strengthen thee; with strength in their souls, to perform duties, exercise grace, withstand corruptions, resist temptations, bear afflictions, suffer persecutions, and do their generation work, according to the will of God; and if God is the strength of his people, they need not be afraid of any persons or things, Psalms 27:1:

yea, I will help thee; help them out of all their afflictions and temptations, and out of the hands of all their enemies; help them in the discharge of duty, in the exercise of grace, in bearing the cross, in fighting the Lord's battles, and in their journey to another world; help them to every mercy, temporal and spiritual, to all needful supplies of grace, and at last to glory; whose help is suitable and seasonable, and may be expected, since he is able to help, either with or without means; has promised to help his people, as here, and he is faithful that has promised; he has laid help on one that is mighty, and set up a throne of grace to come to for help in time of need; and seeing he is their helper, they need not fear what men or devils can do unto them, Hebrews 13:5

I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness; either by his almighty power, or by his Son, the man of his right hand, made strong for himself, and the author of righteousness to his people: this is expressive of his sustentation of them, not merely in a providential way, but in a way of special grace; and of his powerful protection and preservation of them, so as that they shall stand in the grace of God, go on in his ways, and not fall finally and totally, but persevere to the end, though their trials and temptations may be great and many.

n אל תשתע "neque dissolvaris", Munster; "vel ne liquefias", Vatablus. "Verbum formatum a nomine" שעוה, "quod [ceram] significat, quae calor exposita facile dissolvitur", Munster.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fear thou not - This verse is plain in its meaning, and is full of consolation. It is to be regarded as addressed primarily to the exiled Jews during their long and painful captivity in Babylon; and the idea is, that they who had been selected by God to be his special people had nothing to fear. But the promise is one that may be regarded as addressed to all his people in similar circumstances, and it is as true now as it was then, that those whom God has chosen have nothing to fear.

For I am with thee - This is a reason why they should not be afraid. God was their protector, and of whom should they be afraid. ‘If God be for us, who can be against us?’ What higher consolation can man desire than the assurance that he is with him to protect him?

Be not dismayed - The word rendered here ‘dismayed’ (תשׁתע tı̂shetta‛) is derived from שׁעה shâ‛âh, “to see, to look”; and then to look about as one does in a state of alarm, or danger. The sense here is, that they should be calm, and under no apprehension from their foes.

For I am thy God - I am able to preserve and strengthen thee. The God of heaven was their God; and as he had all power, and that power was pledged for their protection, they had nothing to fear.

I will uphold thee - I will enable you to bear all your trials.

With the right hand of my righteousness - With my faithful right hand. The phrase is a Hebrew mode of expression, meaning that God’s hand was faithful, that it might be relied on, and would secure them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 41:10. Be not dismayed - ואל תשתע veal tishta, "AND be not dismayed." The ו vau is added by twenty-one of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., thirty of De Rossi's, and one of my own, and three editions. It makes the sense more complete.


 
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