Isaiah 41 · Verse 3

Isaiah 41:3

He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

Isaiah 41:3, King James Version

Isaiah 41:3 in other translations

BSB	He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
WEB	He pursues them and passes by safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
ASV	He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
YLT	He pursueth them, he passeth over in safety A path with his feet he entereth not.
DARBY	He pursued them, he passed on in safety, by a way he had never come with his feet.
BBE	He goes after them safely, not touching the road with his feet.
Webster	He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

What does Isaiah 41:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. Cyrus had not visited the regions of the Euphrates and westward until he visited them for conquest. So the gospel conquests penetrated regions where the name of God was unknown before.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 And passed safely "He passeth in safety" - The preposition seems to have been omitted in the text by mistake; the Septuagint and Vulgate seem to have had it in their copies; εν ειρηνῃ, to pace, בשלום beshalom, "prosperously." It is so in one of De Rossi's MSS.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 41:1-9

God's care of his people. (Is. 41:1-9) they are encouraged not to fear. (Is. 41:10-20) The vanity and folly of idolatry. (Is. 41:21-29) Verses 1-9 Can any heathen god raise up one in righteousness, make what use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so with Abraham, or rather, he would do so with Cyrus. Sinners encourage one another in the ways of sin; shall not the servants of…

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Isaiah 41:3 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.

יִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.Femhe pursues themH7291

יַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.Vorhe passes onH5674

שָׁל֑וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965

אֹ֥רַח'O.racha pathH734

בְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.Lavwith feet hisH7272

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

יָבֽוֹא\׃ya.Vo'he comesH935

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

Cross references for Isaiah 41:3

Isaiah 57:2
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Job 5:24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

safely. Heb. in peace.
57:2; Job 5:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Isaiah 41:2
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Isaiah 41:3
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

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Isaiah 41:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Siguiólos, pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Il les poursuivit; il passa en sûreté par un chemin où il n’était pas allé de ses pieds.
German Elberfelder 1871	Er verfolgte sie, zog hin in Frieden einen Weg, den er mit seinen Füßen nie gegangen war.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Persequetur eos, transibit in pace: semita in pedibus ejus non apparebit.