English Standard Version
Isaiah 41:13
13For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
Isaiah 41:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
- New International Version (NIV)For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
Context of Isaiah 41:13
11Behold, 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. 12You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you." 14Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 15Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff;
Read all of Isaiah 41Isaiah 41:13 word by word
כִּ֗י אֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מַחֲזִ֣יק יְמִינֶ֑ךָ הָאֹמֵ֥ר לְךָ֛ אַל־תִּירָ֖א אֲנִ֥י עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 41:13
- Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,
- Isaiah 45:1Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:
- Isaiah 51:18There is none to guide her among all the sons she has borne; there is none to take her by the hand among all the sons she has brought up.
- Deuteronomy 33:26"There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.
- Psalms 63:8My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
- Psalms 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 109:31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
- Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Commentaries on Isaiah 41:13
- 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. 1313. (De 33:26, 29).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
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