Isaiah 41 · Verse 5

Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah 41:5, King James Version

Isaiah 41:5 in other translations

BSBThe islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
WEBThe islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
ASVThe isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.
YLTSeen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.
DARBYThe isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
BBEThe sea-lands saw it, and were in fear; the ends of the earth were shaking: they came near.
WebsterThe isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

What does Isaiah 41:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. feared--that they would be subdued. drew near, and came--together, for mutual defense.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Were 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.

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 41:5 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.

רָא֤וּra.'Uthey have seenH7200
אִיִּים֙'i.YimislandsH339
וְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uso they may be afraidH3372
קְצ֥וֹתke.Tzot[the] ends ofH7098
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
יֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duthey trembleH2729
קָרְב֖וּka.re.Vuthey have drawn nearH7126
וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן\׃vai.ye.'e.ta.Yunand they have come !H857

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Cross references for Isaiah 41:5

  • Ezekiel 26:15-16

    Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

  • Psalms 67:7

    God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

  • Joshua 5:1

    And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

  • Psalms 65:8

    They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

  • Psalms 66:3

    Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

  • Exodus 15:14

    The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

  • Joshua 2:10

    For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

  • Genesis 10:5

    By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
isles.
Ge 10:5; Eze 26:15,16
the ends.
Ex 15:14; Jos 2:10; 5:1; Ps 65:8; 66:3; 67:7

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 41:5

    The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

  • Isaiah 41:6

    They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

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Isaiah 41:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Las islas vieron, y tuvieron temor; los términos de la tierra se espantaron: congregáronse, y vinieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les îles le virent et eurent peur, les bouts de la terre tremblèrent: ils s’approchèrent et vinrent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Inseln sahen es und fürchteten sich, es erbebten die Enden der Erde; sie näherten sich und kamen herbei:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Viderunt insulæ, et timuerunt; extrema terræ obstupuerunt: appropinquaverunt, et accesserunt.