Isaiah 41:12
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
Isaiah 41:12 in other translations
| BSB | You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. |
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| WEB | You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing. |
| ASV | Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. |
| YLT | Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee. |
| DARBY | Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them — them that contend with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. |
| BBE | You will make search for your haters but they will not be there; those who make war against you will be as nothing and will come to destruction. |
| Webster | Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught. |
What does Isaiah 41:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 41:10-20
God speaks with tenderness; Fear thou not, for I am with thee: not only within call, but present with thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou in want of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to fall? I will uphold thee with that right hand which is full of righteousness, dealing forth rewards and punishments. There are those that strive with God's people, that seek their ruin…
Isaiah 41:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 41:12
- Psalms 37:35-36
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- Job 20:7-9
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
- Isaiah 17:14
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 20:7-9; Ps 37:35,36
them that contended with thee. Heb. the men of thycontention. they that war against thee. Heb. the men of thy war.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Isaiah 41:11
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
- Isaiah 41:12
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
- Isaiah 41:13
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Isaiah 41:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los buscarás, y no los hallarás, los que tienen contienda contigo; serán como nada, y como cosa que no es, aquellos que te hacen guerra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu les chercheras, et tu ne les trouveras pas, les hommes qui ont querelle avec toi; ils seront comme un rien et comme néant, les hommes qui te font la guerre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du wirst sie suchen und nicht finden, die Männer, die mit dir hadern; wie nichts und wie Nichtigkeit sollen die Männer werden, die dich bekriegen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quæres eos, et non invenies, viros rebelles tuos; erunt quasi non sint, et veluti consumptio homines bellantes adversum te. |