Isaiah 41:5

Isaiah 41:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
• New International Version (NIV)The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward;
• English Standard Version (ESV)The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The coastlands saw it and feared, The ends of the earth were afraid; They drew near and came.

Context of Isaiah 41:5

3He pursues them and passes by unharmed; he advances with great speed. 4Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end – I am the one. The coastlands see and are afraid; the whole earth trembles; they approach and come. 6They help one another; one says to the other, ‘Be strong!’ 7The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”

Isaiah 41:5 word by word

רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and fearedיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• the endsקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• were afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• drew nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• and cameאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:5

• Genesis 10:5From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.
• Ezekiel 26:15“This is what the sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Oh, how the coastlands will shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, at the massive slaughter in your midst!
• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Joshua 2:10For we heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan.
• Joshua 5:1When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.
• Psalms 65:8Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God: “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
• Psalms 67:7May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Were afraid "And they were terrified" - Three MSS. have ויחרדו vaiyecheridu, adding the conjunction ו vau, which restores the second member of the sentence to its true poetical form.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The isles saw it - The distant nations (see the note at Isaiah 41:1). They saw what was done in the conquests of the man whom God in this remarkable manner had raised up; and they had had demonstration, therefore, of the mighty power of Yahweh above the power of idols. And feared - Were alarmed, and trembled. All were apprehensive that they would be subdued, and driven away as with the tempest. The ends of the earth - Distant nations occupying the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7This taunt against idol worship responded to God's raising up Cyrus. The nations hoped their idols would protect them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. feared--that they would be subdued. drew near, and came--together, for mutual defense.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