Isaiah 41:14

41:14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob,27

men of28 Israel.

I am helping you,” says the Lord,

your protector,29 the Holy One of Israel.30

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27	tn Heb “O worm Jacob” (NAB, NIV). The worm metaphor suggests that Jacob is insignificant and despised.
28	tn On the basis of the parallelism (note “worm”) and an alleged Akkadian cognate, some read “louse” or “weevil.” Cf. NAB “O maggot Israel”; NRSV “you insect Israel.”
29	tn Heb “your kinsman redeemer.” A גָּאַל (ga’al, “kinsman redeemer”) was a protector of the extended family’s interests.
30	sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.