Isaiah 41:20

Isaiah 41:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
• New International Version (NIV)so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that they may see and know, may consider and understand together, that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That they may see and know, And consider and understand together, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

Context of Isaiah 41:20

18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. 19I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.” 21“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. 22“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Isaiah 41:20 word by word

לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

• so thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• allיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• may seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• may considerשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• and understandשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• and the Holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• has created itבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:20

• Isaiah 43:7everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
• Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
• Isaiah 45:6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 66:18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
• Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done!’
• Job 12:9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
• Psalms 109:27Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
• Ephesians 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And consider - The verb ישימו yasimu, without לב leb added, cannot signify to apply the heart, or to attend to a thing, as Houbigant has observed; he therefore reads ישמו yashshemu, they shall wonder. The conjecture is ingenious; but it is much more probable that the word לב leb is lost out of the text; for all the ancient versions render the phrase to the same sense, as if it were fully expressed, לב ישימו yasimu leb ; and the Chaldee renders it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20That they - The Jews, the people who shall be rescued from their long captivity, and restored again to their own land. So rich and unexpected would be the blessings - as if in a pathless desert the most beautiful and refreshing trees and fountains should suddenly spring up - that they would have the fullest demonstration that they came from God. Hath created it - That is, all this is to be traced to him. In the apocryphal book of Baruch there is an…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 God speaks with tenderness; Fear thou not, for I am with thee: not only within call, but present with thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou in want of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to fall? I will uphold thee with that right hand which is full of righteousness, dealing forth rewards and punishments. There are those that strive with God's people, that seek their ruin. Let not God's people render…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. consider--literally, "lay it (to heart)"; turn (their attention) to it. "They" refers to all lands (Is 41:1; Psa 64:9; 40:3). The effect on the Gentiles of God's open interposition hereafter in behalf of Israel shall be, they shall seek Israel's God (Is 2:3; Zec 8:21-23).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings