8 “But you, Israel, aMy servant,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

Descendant of bAbraham My cfriend,

9 You whom I have 1ataken from the ends of the earth,

And called from its bremotest parts

And said to you, ‘You are cMy servant,

I have dchosen you and not rejected you.

10 ‘Do not afear, for I am with you;

Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you, surely bI will help you,

Surely I will uphold you with My righteous cright hand.’

11 “Behold, aall those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;

bThose who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.

12 “aYou will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,

Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.

13 “For I am the Lord your God, awho upholds your right hand,

Who says to you, ‘bDo not fear, I will help you.’

14 “Do not fear, you aworm Jacob, you men of Israel;

I will help you,” declares the Lord, “1and byour Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

15 “Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges;

aYou will thresh the bmountains and pulverize them,

And will make the hills like chaff.

16 “You will awinnow them, and the wind will carry them away,

And the storm will scatter them;

But you will brejoice in the Lord,

You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.