Isa 41:15-16 | NETfull | STEP | “Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw.

Isaiah 41:15-16

15 “Look, I am making you like ^{▼▼ Heb “into” (so NIV); ASV “have made thee to be.”} a sharp threshing sledge,
new and double-edged. ^{▼▼ Heb “owner of two-mouths,” i.e., double-edged.}
You will thresh the mountains and crush them;
you will make the hills like straw. ^{▼▼ The mountains and hills symbolize hostile nations that are obstacles to Israel’s restoration.}
16 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.