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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The lands beyond the sea watch in fear. Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.

Context of Isaiah 41:5

3He pursues them and moves on unscathed, by a path his feet have not traveled before. 4Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord—with the first of them and with the last—I am he.” The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward; 6they help each other and say to their companions, “Be strong!” 7The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, “It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.

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 10:5(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
• Ezekiel 26:15“This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you?
• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
• Joshua 2:10We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.
• Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
• Psalms 65:8The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
• Psalms 67:7May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.

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