Isaiah 41 · Verse 20

Isaiah 41:20

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.
Isaiah 41:20, King James Version

Isaiah 41:20 in other translations

BSBso that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
WEBthat they may see, know, consider, and understand together, that the LORD’s hand has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.
ASVthat they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of Jehovah hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
YLTSo that they see, and know, And regard, and act wisely together, For the hand of Jehovah hath done this, And the Holy One of Israel hath prepared it.
DARBYthat they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of Jehovah hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
BBESo that they may see and be wise and give their mind to it, and that it may be clear to them all that the hand of the Lord has done this, and that the Holy One of Israel has made it.
WebsterThat 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.

What does Isaiah 41:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 And 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, ישימו לב yasimu leb; and the Chaldee renders it paraphrastically, yet still retaining the very words in his paraphrase, ושוון דחלתי על לבהון vishavvun dechalti al lebehon, "that they may put my fear in their heart." See also Isa 41:22, where the same phrase is used.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 41:10-20

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…

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Isaiah 41:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יִרְא֣וּyir.'Uthey may seeH7200
וְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'Uso they may knowH3045
וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muso they may setH7760
וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luso they may have insightH7919
יַחְדָּ֔וyach.Davall togetherH3162
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahit has doneH6213
זֹּ֑אתZotthisH2063
וּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshand [the] holy [one] ofH6918
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּרָאָֽהּ\׃\ \פbe.ra.'Ahhe has created itH1254

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 41:20

  • Job 12:9

    Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

  • Psalms 109:27

    That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.

  • Isaiah 43:21

    This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

  • Isaiah 44:23

    Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

  • Exodus 9:16

    And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

  • Isaiah 43:7-13

    Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. …

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:10

    When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

  • Isaiah 45:6-8

    That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

  • Numbers 23:23

    Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

  • Ephesians 2:6-10

    And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. …

  • Isaiah 66:18

    For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
43:7-13,21; 44:23; 45:6-8; 66:18; Ex 9:16; Nu 23:23; Job 12:9
Ps 109:27; Eph 2:6-10; 2Th 1:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 41:19

    I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

  • Isaiah 41:20

    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.

  • Isaiah 41:21

    Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

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Isaiah 41:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque vean y conozcan, y adviertan y entiendan todos, que la mano de Jehová hace esto, y que el Santo de Israel lo crió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		afin qu’ils voient, et qu’ils sachent, et qu’ils considèrent, et qu’ils comprennent tous ensemble, que la main de l’ Éternel a fait cela, et que le Saint d’Israël l’a créé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		damit sie sehen und erkennen und zu Herzen nehmen und verstehen allzumal, daß die Hand Jehovas dieses getan und der Heilige Israels es geschaffen hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut videant, et sciant, et recogitent, et intelligant pariter, quia manus Domini fecit hoc, et Sanctus Israël creavit illud.