Isaiah 41:16

Bishop's Bible

Thou shalt fanne them, and the winde shall carrie them away, and the whirle winde shall scatter them: but thou shalt reioyce in the Lorde, and shalt delight in the holy one of Israel.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You will winnow themand a wind will carry them away,a whirlwind will scatter them.But you will rejoice in the Lord;you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Hebrew Names Version
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and you shall rejoice in the LORD, you shall glory in the Holy One of Yisra'el.

King James Version
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord , and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

English Standard Version
you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the Lord ; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

New American Standard Bible
"You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the LORD, You will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

New Century Version
You will throw them into the air, and the wind will carry them away; a windstorm will scatter them. Then you will be happy in the Lord ; you will be proud of the Holy One of Israel.

Amplified Bible
"You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And a high wind will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the LORD, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

World English Bible
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and you shall rejoice in Yahweh, you shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt fanne them, and the winde shal carie them away, and the whirlewinde shal scatter them: and thou shalt reioyce in the Lord, & shalt glory in the holy one of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,And the storm will scatter them;But you will rejoice in Yahweh;You will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
A strong wind will scatter them in all directions. Then you will celebrate and praise me, your Lord , the holy God of Israel.

Complete Jewish Bible
As you fan them, the wind will carry them off, and the whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in Adonai , you will glory in the Holy One of Isra'el.

Darby Translation
thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Easy-to-Read Version
You will throw them into the air, and the wind will blow them away and scatter them. Then you will be happy in the Lord . You will be proud of the Holy One of Israel.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and you shall rejoice in the LORD and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Good News Translation
You will toss them in the air; the wind will carry them off, and they will be scattered by the storm. Then you will be happy because I am your God; you will praise me, the holy God of Israel.

Lexham English Bible
You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you yourself shall rejoice in Yahweh; you shall boast in the holy one of Israel.

Literal Translation
You shall winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the tempest will scatter them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah; you shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt fanne them, & the wynde shal carie them awaye, & the whyrlwynde shal scatre the. But thou shalt reioyse in the LORDE, and shalt delite in praysinge the holyone of Israel.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Bible in Basic English
You will send the wind over them, and it will take them away; they will go in all directions before the storm-wind: you will have joy in the Lord, and be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt fanne them, and the winde shall carie them away, and the whirlewinde shall scatter them: and thou shalt reioyce in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them: but thou shalt rejoice in the holy ones of Israel.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt wyndewe hem, and the wynd schal take hem awei, and a whirlewynd schal scatere hem; and thou schalt make ful out ioie in the Lord, and thou schalt be glad in the hooli of Israel.

Update Bible Version
You shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and you shall rejoice in Yahweh, you shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, [and] shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

New English Translation
You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord ; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

New King James Version
You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, And the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the LORD, And glory in the Holy One of Israel.

New Living Translation
You will toss them into the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in the Lord . You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

New Life Bible
You will make the wind blow over them, and it will carry them away. The storm will send them everywhere. But you will have joy in the Lord. You will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

New Revised Standard
You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. Then you shall rejoice in the Lord ; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt fan them and, a wind, shall carry them away, And, a whirlwind, scatter, them, - But, thou, shalt exult in Yahweh, And, in the Holy One of Israel, shalt thou boast thyself.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, in the Holy One of Israel thou shalt be joyful.

Revised Standard Version
You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou winnowest them, and a wind lifteth them up, And a whirlwind scattereth them, And thou -- thou rejoicest in Jehovah, In the Holy One of Israel dost boast thyself.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the LORD, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Be not afraide, for I am with thee: Melt not away as waxe, for I am thy God to strength thee, helpe thee, and kepe thee with the right hande of my righteousnesse. ¹¹ Beholde, all they that resist thee shall come to confusion and shame, and thine aduersaries shalbe destroyed & brought to naught. ¹² So that who so seeketh after them, shall not finde them, thy destroyers shall perishe: and so shall they that vndertake to make battayle against thee be as that is not, & as a thing of naught. ¹³ For I the Lorde thy God wyll strengthen thy right hande, euen I that say vnto thee, Feare not, I wyll helpe thee. ¹⁴ Be not afraide thou litle worme Iacob, and thou despised Israel: for I wil helpe thee saith the Lorde, and the holy one of Israel thy redeemer. ¹⁵ Beholde, I will make thee a treading cart and a newe flaile, that thou mayest threshe and grinde the mountaines, and bring the hilles to powder. ¹⁶ Thou shalt fanne them, and the winde shall carrie them away, and the whirle winde shall scatter them: but thou shalt reioyce in the Lorde, and shalt delight in the holy one of Israel. ¹⁷ When the thirstie and poore seeke water and finde none, and when their tongue is drye of thirst, I geue it them saith the Lorde, I the God of Israel forsake them not. ¹⁸ I bryng foorth fluddes in the hilles, and welles in the playne fieldes: I turne the wildernesse to riuers, and the drye lande to conduites of water. ¹⁹ I plant in the waste grounde trees of Cedar, Boxe, Myrre, and Oliues, and in the drie I set Firre trees, Elmes, and Hawthornes together.

Bible Verse Review
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shalt fan: Isaiah 17:13, Psalms 1:4, Jeremiah 15:7, Jeremiah 51:2, Matthew 3:12

thou shalt rejoice: Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 25:1-3, Isaiah 45:24, Isaiah 45:25, Isaiah 61:10, Isaiah 61:11, 1 Samuel 2:1, 1 Samuel 2:2, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Habakkuk 3:18, Luke 1:46, Luke 1:47, Romans 5:11, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 1:31, Philippians 3:3,*Gr.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 2:36 - not Judges 5:13 - he made 2 Kings 13:7 - like the dust Job 14:18 - the mountain Job 21:18 - as stubble Psalms 18:42 - beat Psalms 25:2 - O Psalms 68:1 - be scattered Isaiah 1:4 - the Holy Isaiah 21:10 - my threshing Isaiah 25:10 - trodden down Isaiah 28:5 - shall the Isaiah 29:19 - rejoice Isaiah 37:23 - the Holy One Isaiah 40:24 - and the Isaiah 41:2 - as the Isaiah 43:15 - the Lord Isaiah 57:13 - but the Jeremiah 4:11 - not Jeremiah 13:24 - as Jeremiah 51:20 - art Jeremiah 51:33 - is like Daniel 2:35 - like Hosea 13:3 - as the chaff Hosea 13:15 - an east Joel 2:23 - rejoice Micah 4:13 - and thresh Micah 5:8 - as a lion Micah 7:10 - now Zephaniah 2:2 - as Zechariah 9:13 - made Zechariah 12:6 - they 2 Corinthians 10:17 - General Philippians 3:1 - rejoice Revelation 3:7 - he that is holy

Cross-References

Genesis 37:14
He aunswered: here am I. And he sayde vnto hym: Go [I praye thee] see whether it be well with thy brethren and the cattell, and bryng me worde agayne. And so he sent hym out of the vale of Hebron, & he came to Sichem.

Genesis 40:8
They aunswered him: We haue dreamed a dreame, and haue no man to declare it. And Ioseph sayde vnto them: do not interpretinges belong to God? tell me I pray you.

Genesis 41:14
Pharao sent therfore and called Ioseph: and they brought him hastyly out of the dungeon. And he shaued himselfe and chaunged his rayment, and came vnto Pharao.

Genesis 41:15
And Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: I haue dreamed a dreame, & no man can interprete it: & I haue heard say of thee that assoone as thou hearest a dreame, thou canst interprete it.

Genesis 41:18
And there came out of the ryuer seuen fat flesshed and well fauoured kyne, and fedde in a medowe.

Genesis 41:23
And beholde, seuen eares agayne withered, thinne, and blasted with the east wynde, sprang vp after them.

Genesis 41:28
This worde which I haue sayde vnto Pharao, is it that God is about to do, and sheweth it vnto Pharao.

Genesis 41:30
And agayne, there shall aryse after them seuen yeres of famine, and all the plenteousnes shalbe forgotten in the lande of Egypt: and the famine shall consume the lande.

Numbers 12:6
And he sayde, Heare my wordes: If there be a prophete of the Lordes among you, I wyll be knowen of him in a vision, and wyll speake vnto hym in a dreame.

2 Kings 6:27
He sayde: If the Lorde do not succour thee, wherwith can I helpe thee? with the barne, or with the wine presse?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them,.... In illusion to the custom of the Jews, who had their threshingfloors on the tops of hills and mountains, where they took the opportunity and advantage of the wind in winnowing their corn, which fanned it, and carried away the chaff, and scattered it abroad; in like manner, it is suggested, the enemies of the church and people of God should be dealt with, which are like the chaff the wind driveth away, and is found no more, Psalms 1:5, and so Rome Pagan was no more as such when subdued by Constantine, nor will the Papal antichristian states, Daniel 2:35. Compare with this what is said of literal Babylon, which will have its accomplishment in mystical Babylon, Jeremiah 51:33:

and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord: the Targum is,

"in the word of the Lord;''

and so it paraphrases the preceding clause,

"his word shall scatter them as the whirlwind chaff;''

and therefore in him the saints shall rejoice, because it is he that destroys their enemies; so when Rome Pagan was abolished, and the devil and his angels, or the Heathen emperors, were drove out of it and destroyed, there was great joy among the people of God, saying, "now is come salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ", Revelation 12:10 there will be great rejoicing in the Lord likewise when Rome Papal falls, and the saints have got the victory over the beast, Revelation 15:2

and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel; whose arm alone has done the above things, and to whom the glory is to be given: it is the true character of believers to rejoice in Christ, in his person, offices, and grace, and to glory in his being made unto them wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Philippians 3:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt fan them - Keeping up the figure commenced in the previous verse. To fan here means to winnow, an operation which was performed by throwing the threshed grain up with a shovel into the air, so that the wind drove the chaff away. So all their enemies, and all the obstacles which were in their way should be scattered.

And the whirlwind shall scatter them - The ancients believed that people might be swept away by a storm or whirlwind. See Job 27:0:

The cast wind carrieth him away and he departeth;

And as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

Compare Homer, Odys. xx. 63ff, thus rendered by Pope:

Snatch me, ye whirlwinds! far from human race,

Tost through the void illimitable space;

Or if dismounted from the rapid cloud,

Me with his whelming wave let ocean shroud!

See the notes at Job 30:22.

And thou shalt rejoice in the Lord - In view of the aid which he has vouchsafed, and the deliverance which he has performed for you.

Shalt glory - Shalt boast, or shalt exult. You will regard God as the author of your deliverance, and joy in the proofs of his interposition, and of his gracious protection and care.