Isaiah Chapter 41 verse 12 Holy Bible
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
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You will make search for your haters but they will not be there; those who make war against you will be as nothing and will come to destruction.
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Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them -- them that contend with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
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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.
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You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even those who contend with you: those who war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nothing.
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Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewYou will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ (tə·ḇaq·šêm)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1245: To search out, to strive after[them]אַנְשֵׁ֖י (’an·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personbut will notוְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nofind them.תִמְצָאֵ֔ם (ṯim·ṣā·’êm)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentThose who wage warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃ (mil·ḥam·te·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4421: A battle, waragainst youאַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personwill comeיִהְי֥וּ (yih·yū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beto nothing.כְאַ֛יִן (ḵə·’a·yin)Preposition-k | AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particleJump to PreviousContend Contended Debate Destruction Enemies Find Findest Haters Naught Nought Quarrel Search Seek Seekest Wage War Warred Won't