Isaiah 41:11

Isaiah 41:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
• New International Version (NIV)“All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, all those who were incensed against you Shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who strive with you shall perish.

Context of Isaiah 41:11

9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant; I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you. 10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand. Be sure that all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will become as nothing and will perish. 12You will look for those who contend with you, but you will not find them. Those who war against you will become absolutely nothing. 13For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.

Isaiah 41:11 word by word

הֵ֤ן יֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ וְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ יִֽהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וְיֹאבְד֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י רִיבֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, all they that were incensedחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• against thee shall be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and confoundedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• they shall be as nothing; and theyאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that striveרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• with thee shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:11

• Isaiah 45:24It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength are found only in the Lord.’” All who are enraged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
• Isaiah 49:26I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. Then all humanity will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute any accusation raised against you in court. This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, and their vindication is from me.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Isaiah 60:12For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be annihilated.
• Exodus 11:8All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Get out, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will get out.” And he went out from Pharaoh’s presence fiercely angry.
• Exodus 23:22But if you will carefully obey him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
• Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who try to lift it will injure themselves severely when all the nations of the earth gather against her.
• Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (that is the meaning of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
• Acts 16:39So they came to appease them, and escorting them from prison, they urged them to leave town.
• Revelation 3:9Note this: I will make those from the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying — I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
• Isaiah 41:24Look, you are nothing and your work is worthless. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
• Isaiah 40:17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are considered by him as empty nothingness.
• Daniel 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11All they that were incensed against thee - They who were enraged against thee, that is, the Chaldeans who made war upon you, and reduced you to bondage. Shall be ashamed and confounded - To be ashamed and confounded is often used as synonymous with being overcome and destroyed. They that strive with thee - Margin, as Hebrew, The men of thy strife.‘ The expression refers to their enemies, the Babylonians.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-16These two prophecies about salvation for God's servant Israel (Isaiah 41:8–13, 14–16) prepare for the first of the suffering servant songs (see study note on Isaiah 42:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. ashamed--put to the shame of defeat (compare Is 54:17; Ro 9:33).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