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 make rivers flow on bare hilltops. I will make springs flow through valleys. I will turn deserts into lakes. I will turn dry land into springs. 19I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and wild olive trees in the desert. I will place cedar, fir, and cypress trees together in the wilderness. People will see and know. Together they will consider and understand that the Lord’s power has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it. 21“Present your case,” says the Lord. “Bring forward your best arguments,” says Jacob’s king. 22“Bring ⌞your idols⌟ so they can tell us what’s going to happen. Explain past events that your idols told you about so that we may consider them and know what their outcome will be. Tell us about future events.

Isaiah 41:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• That they may seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and considerשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• and understandשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• that the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• this, and the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• hath createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:20

• Isaiah 43:7Bring everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this. Rejoice, you deep places of the earth. Break into shouts of joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree in them. The Lord has reclaimed Jacob. He will display his glory in Israel.
• Isaiah 45:6so that from the east to the west people will know that there is no God except me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 66:18Because of their actions and their thoughts, I am coming to gather the nations of every language. They will come and see my glory.
• Exodus 9:16But I have spared you for this reason. I want to show you my power and make my name famous throughout the earth.
• Numbers 23:23No spell can curse the descendants of Jacob. No magic can harm the people of Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel: ‘See what God has done!’
• Job 12:9What creature doesn’t know that the Lord’s hands made it?
• Psalms 109:27Then they will know that this is your doing, that you, O Lord, are the one who saved me.
• Ephesians 2:6God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10⌞This will happen⌟ on that day when he comes to be honored among all his holy people and admired by all who have believed in him. This includes you because you believed the testimony we gave you.

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