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Isaiah 41:12

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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.	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.	For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt seek^H1245 them, and shalt not find^H4672 them, even them^H582 that contended^H4695 with thee: they that war^H4421 against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought^H657.

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Original Hebrew

תְּבַקְשֵׁם וְלֹא תִמְצָאֵם אַנְשֵׁי מַצֻּתֶךָ יִהְיוּ כְאַיִן וּכְאֶפֶס אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתֶּךָ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
תְּבַקְשֵׁ/ם֙	te.vak.She/m	H1245	HVpi2ms/Sp3mp	you will seek/ them
וְ/לֹ֣א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
תִמְצָאֵ֔/ם	tim.tza.'E/m	H4672	HVqi2ms/Sp3mp	you will find/ them
אַנְשֵׁ֖י	'an.Shei	H376	HNcmpc	(the) people of
מַצֻּתֶ֑/ךָ	ma.tzu.Te./kha	H4695	HNcfsc/Sp2ms	strife/ your
יִהְי֥וּ	yih.Yu	H1961	HVqi3mp	they will be
כְ/אַ֛יִן	khe./'A.yin	H369	HR/Ncmsa	as/ nothing
וּ/כְ/אֶ֖פֶס	u./khe./'E.fes	H657	HC/R/Ncmsa	and/ as/ nothing
אַנְשֵׁ֥י	'an.Shei	H376	HNcmpc	(the) people of
מִלְחַמְתֶּֽ/ךָ	mil.cham.Te./kha	H4421	HNcfsc/Sp2ms	warfare/ your

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H657 — אֶפֶס (ʼepheç, eh'-fes): from אָפֵס; (sometimes like פָּעַל); cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot; ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).
• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
• H4695 — מַצּוּת (matstsûwth, mats-tsooth'): from נָצָה; a quarrel; that contended.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• shalt seek — Job 20:7-9, Psalms 37:35-36

Reciprocal references (9): Psalms 27:3, Psalms 31:17, Isaiah 29:7, Isaiah 49:25, Jeremiah 10:24, Jeremiah 30:16, Zechariah 10:5, John 8:10, 1 Corinthians 1:28

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• Nave’s: STRIFE, WAR

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