Isaiah 41:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ תּוֹלַ֣עַת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב מְתֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

ʾal-tîrəʾî tôlaʿat yaʿăqōḇ mətê yiśrāʾēl ʾănî ʿăzartîḵ nəʾum-YHWH wəḡōʾălēḵ qəḏôš yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*ʾal-tîrəʾî*: negative particle + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person feminine singular - do not fear
*tôlaʿat*: noun, feminine singular construct - worm of
*yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun - Jacob
*mətê*: noun, masculine plural construct - men of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st person common singular - I
*ʿăzartîḵ*: verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I have helped you
*nəʾum-YHWH*: noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - declaration of YHWH
*wəḡōʾălēḵ*: conjunction + verb, qal participle masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and your redeemer
*qəḏôš*: adjective, masculine singular construct - Holy One of

Word Meanings

*ʾal-tîrəʾî*: do not fear/be not afraid
*tôlaʿat*: worm/maggot/small and weak creature
*mətê*: men/people/few men
*ʿăzartîḵ*: I have helped you/assisted you/supported you
*nəʾum-YHWH*: declaration of YHWH/oracle of YHWH/says YHWH
*wəḡōʾălēḵ*: and your redeemer/your kinsman-redeemer/your avenger

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Referenced Verses

Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Isa 43:14 : 14 Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
Isa 54:5 : 5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Jer 50:34 : 34 Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 44:24 : 24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);
Job 25:6 : 6 How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
Deut 7:7 : 7 Jehovah did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples:
Job 19:25 : 25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
Isa 47:4 : 4 Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 48:17 : 17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Isa 49:7 : 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
Isa 49:26 : 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Matt 7:14 : 14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
Luke 12:32 : 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Rom 9:27 : 27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
Isa 54:8 : 8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.
Isa 59:20 : 20 And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Isa 60:16 : 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isa 63:16 : 16 For thou art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is thy name.

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