![]() It’s a noble aim, to make the word of God accessible to all, to present the Bible in language that a child can understand. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God, The first phrase suggests that the right hand is righteous though the left hand may not be the KJV text says that it is the right hand of God’s righteousness, which seems to me much more on target. The phrase ‘ righteous right hand’ however, does not mean the same as ‘ the right hand of my righteousness’. The New American Standard Bible follows the KJV closely, retaining the rhythms and much of the language but taking out those words, which the modern reader may find archaic. I will also uphold you with my righteous right hand. I will strengthen you I will also help you, Modern versions drop it but to me that air punching affirmation is just great. Finally, there’s that little word ‘yea’, used twice, it simply means ‘yes’. For many Christians, poetry is the best way to communicate the beauty of God’s message. Read it aloud and you’ll see what I mean. You might have to work a little harder to get the meaning from this version but is that such a bad thing? What this version has to recommend it is the power of its rhythm. The other thing that a modern reader might find odd is the inversion of word order, such as ‘ Fear thou not’. For example, ‘thou’ and ‘thee’ both mean ‘you’ the former is subject and the later is object, but you really don’t need to worry about the grammatical niceties in order to understand their use in the Bible. Of course language is constantly changing and however beautiful the poetry of the King James Version may be, there are parts of this 400-year-old language that the modern reader might find confusing. This is not the oldest English language version of the Bible but it is certainly the most influential and its beautiful language has found its way into many everyday expressions that we use to this day. ‘Fear thou not, for I am with thee be not dismayed for I am thy God: yea, I will help thee yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.’ We’ve looked here at the verse, as it appears in the New International Version of the Bible, now let’s look at some other Bible versions. For the faithful, the support of God is absolute. God will ‘ strengthen you and help you.’ The verse ends with the promise that god will ‘ uphold you with my righteous right hand.’ ‘ Righteous’ means just, virtuous, the perfection of the divine being and the right hand is a place of honour and status throughout the bible. The final sentence of this verse is an assertion of divine help. Dismay is less intense than fear, it is a sadness at a state of affairs, but there is no place for dismay amongst those who have faith in God. When God is with us what is there to fear? An instruction is immediately followed by an explanation of that instruction: ‘ Do not fear, for I am with you’. In this verse, God speaks directly to us, the personal pronoun ‘I’ appears four times to emphasize God’s intervention. I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’ NIV ‘So do not fear, for I am with you do not be dismayed, for I am your God. So, according to this analysis, Isaiah 41: 10 was written by an anonymous author some 150 years after the prophet Isaiah. Written by multiple authors after the Israelites’ return from exile. ![]() Written 150 years later by a number of anonymous authors at a time when the Israelites were in exile in Babylon. Written by the prophet Isaiah and comprising of warnings of the coming judgment and prophecies of the coming Messiah.ĭeutro-Isaiah, Chapters 40-55. ![]() Scholars divide the book into three parts: We should not be surprised by this, for God uses many mouths to tell us his truths. The Book of Isaiah covers a historical period of around two centuries and scholars are agreed that it must have been the work of several writers, however, scholars also agree that despite multiple authors the book has a unity of tone and message. We know from his writings that he was married and had children. The prophet Isaiah ben Amoz lived during the 8 th Century B.C.
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