New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 41:6
6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
Isaiah 41:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
- New International Version (NIV)they help each other and say to their companions, “Be strong!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Everyone helps his neighbor and says to his brother, "Be strong!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Everyone helped his neighbor, And said to his brother, “Be of good courage!”
Context of Isaiah 41:6
4Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’” 5The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come. Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!” 7So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter. 8“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,
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אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ יַעְזֹ֑רוּ וּלְאָחִ֖יו יֹאמַ֥ר חֲזָֽק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 41:6
- Isaiah 40:19As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
- Isaiah 44:12The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.
- 1 Samuel 4:7The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.
- 1 Samuel 5:3When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
- Daniel 3:1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
- Acts 19:24For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen;
- Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”
- Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up!
Commentaries on Isaiah 41:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They helped every one his neighbor - The idolatrous nations. The idea is, that they formed confederations to strengthen each other, and to oppose him whom God had raised up to subdue them. The prophet describes a state of general consternation existing among them, when they supposed that all was in danger, and that their security consisted only in confederation; in increased attention to their religion; in repairing their idols and making new ones, and in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Be strong!: The nations put their hope in things that have no strength, objects made by human craftsmen.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Be of good courage--Be not alarmed because of Cyrus, but make new images to secure the favor of the gods against him.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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