New English Translation
Isaiah 41:20
20I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the Lord’s power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.”
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 streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs. 19I will make cedars, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees grow in the wilderness; I will make evergreens, firs, and cypresses grow together in the desert. I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the Lord’s power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.” 21“Present your argument,” says the Lord. “Produce your evidence,” says Jacob’s king. 22“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!
Read all of Isaiah 41Isaiah 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 43:7everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed – yes, whom I made!
- Isaiah 44:23Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the Lord protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.
- Isaiah 45:6I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the Lord, I have no peer.
- Isaiah 66:18“I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.
- Exodus 9:16But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.
- Numbers 23:23For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘Look at what God has done!’
- Job 12:9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this,
- Psalms 109:27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.
- Ephesians 2:6and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed – and you did in fact believe 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
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