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Isaiah 41
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Isaiah 41:1 (show verse)

“Be silent before Me, islands!
And let peoples renew their strength.
Let them approach, then let them testify;
let us come together for the trial.
Island » Prophecies concerning
New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit

Isaiah 41:2 (show verse)

Who has stirred him up from the east?
He calls righteousness to his feet.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Persia » Cyrus
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people

Isaiah 41:3 (show verse)

He pursues them, going on safely,
hardly touching the path with his feet.
Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 41:4 (show verse)

Who has performed and done this,
calling the generations from the beginning?
I, Yahweh, am the first,
and with the last—I am He.”
Alpha » Compare

Isaiah 41:5 (show verse)

The islands see and are afraid,
the whole earth trembles.
They approach and arrive.
Island » Prophecies concerning

Isaiah 41:6 (show verse)

Each one helps the other,
and says to another, “Take courage!”
Idol » Made of » Wood and stone

Isaiah 41:7 (show verse)

The craftsman encourages the metalworker;
the one who flattens with the hammer
supports the one who strikes the anvil,
saying of the soldering, “It is good.”
He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Carpenters
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Goldsmiths
Carpentry » Making idols
Nail » Or, peg
Smith » The manufacturers of idols

Isaiah 41:8 (show verse)

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend—
Abraham » Piety of
Abraham » Friend of God
Friendship » Who is the lord’s friend
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Jews, the » Called » Seed of abraham
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds

Isaiah 41:9 (show verse)

I brought you from the ends of the earth
and called you from its farthest corners.
I said to you: You are My servant;
I have chosen you and not rejected you.
Friendship » Who is the lord’s friend
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds

Isaiah 41:10 (show verse)

Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
Fear » Not » Strength in weakness
Fear nots » Strength in weakness
Friendship » Who is the lord’s friend
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
God » Hand of » Helper
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of strength
Hand » Symbol of power
Help » The lord helping
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Power » Promised » Strength, moral and spiritual promised
Power » Of God » Upheld by
God, Power of » Saints » Upheld by
Protection » Of God, is » Encouraging
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Upheld by
Seven » Fear nots » Strength in weakness
Strength » Moral and spiritual promised
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds
War » Figurative » Strengthened by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Strengthened by God in

Isaiah 41:11 (show verse)

Be sure that all who are enraged against you
will be ashamed and disgraced;
those who contend with you
will become as nothing and will perish.
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Contended with
War » Figurative » Encouraged in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Encouraged in
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 41:12 (show verse)

You will look for those who contend with you,
but you will not find them.
Those who war against you
will become absolutely nothing.
War » Figurative » Encouraged in

Isaiah 41:13 (show verse)

For I, Yahweh your God,
hold your right hand
and say to you: Do not fear,
I will help you.
Encouragement » General references to
hands » Right hand, illustrative » (holding by,) of support
War » Figurative » Helped by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Helped by God in

Isaiah 41:14 (show verse)

Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you men of Israel:
I will help you—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Christ » Received » Redeemer
Insignificance of man » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Jesus Christ » Names of » Holy one of israel
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Man » Insignificance of » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Names » Of Christ » Holy one of israel
War » Figurative » Helped by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Helped by God in
Worm » Figurative

Isaiah 41:15 (show verse)

See, I will make you into a sharp threshing board,
new, with many teeth.
You will thresh mountains and pulverize them
and make hills into chaff.
Agency » In executing judgments
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The teethed threshing instrument
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
Threshing » Was performed » By instruments with teeth
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition

Isaiah 41:16 (show verse)

You will winnow them
and a wind will carry them away,
a gale will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Threshing » Followed by a winnowing with a shovel or fan
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God

Isaiah 41:17 (show verse)

The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Answer promised » To prayer
Dearth » Spiritual
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing
God » To believers » Answer to prayer
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Of answer to prayer
God's Promises » To the prayerful » Promises of answer
God's Promises » To the poor » Answer to prayer
The poor » God » Hears
The poor » Promises to » Answer to prayer
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Answer promised
Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Are poor and needy
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
Water » Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man

Isaiah 41:18 (show verse)

I will open rivers on the barren heights,
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
Valleys » Abounded with » Fountains and springs

Isaiah 41:19 (show verse)

I will plant cedars in the desert,
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,
Cedars » Planted by God
Deserts » Illustrative of » The gentiles
Pine » A tree
Places » High » Waste
Shittim » Also called shittah, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant » Planted and cultivated
Trees » Varieties » Fir
Trees » Varieties » Myrtle
Trees » Varieties » Shittah or shittim
Trees » Varieties » Oil-tree
Trees » Varieties » Pine
Trees » Varieties » Box
Trees » Varieties » Oil

Isaiah 41:20 (show verse)

so that all may see and know,
consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Faith » Promises to those who exercise » Aids to

Isaiah 41:21 (show verse)

“Submit your case,” says the Lord.
“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:22 (show verse)

“Let them come and tell us
what will happen.
Tell us the past events,
so that we may reflect on them
and know the outcome,
or tell us the future.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:23 (show verse)

Tell us the coming events,
then we will know that you are gods.
Indeed, do something good or bad,
then we will be in awe and perceive.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:24 (show verse)

Look, you are nothing
and your work is worthless.
Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Nothing

Isaiah 41:25 (show verse)

“I have raised up one from the north, and he has come,
one from the east who invokes My name.
He will march over rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter who treads the clay.
Clay » Used by potter
Mortar » Figurative
Pottery » Clay prepared for, by treading

Isaiah 41:26 (show verse)

Who told about this from the beginning,
so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say: He is right?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 41:27 (show verse)

I was the first to say to Zion:
Look! Here they are!
And I gave a herald of good news to Jerusalem.
The gospel » Foretold

Isaiah 41:28 (show verse)

When I look, there is no one;
there is no counselor among them;
when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
No » Helper

Isaiah 41:29 (show verse)

Look, all of them are a delusion;
their works are nonexistent;
their images are wind and emptiness.
Confusion » What is confusion
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Wind and confusion
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images
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