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Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak; let us meet together at the place of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea. Bring your strongest arguments. Come now and speak. The court is ready for your case.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew <i>their</i> strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew <i>their</i> strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to Me in silence, you coastlands, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let’s come together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Coastlands, listen to Me in silence, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence, And let the peoples gain new power; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let us draw near together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Listen to Me in silence, you islands <i>and</i> coastlands, And let the nations gain their strength; Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Be silent before me, coasts and islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach; let them testify; let’s come together for the trial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Be silent and listen, every island in the sea. Have courage and come near, every one of you nations. Let's settle this matter! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Be silent and listen to me, you coastlands. Let the people gain new strength. Let them come near and speak. Let us come together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God says, "Be silent and listen to me, you distant lands! Get ready to present your case in court; you will have your chance to speak. Let us come together to decide who is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the people renew their strength! Let them come forward, then let them speak together— let's draw near for a ruling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let's meet together for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Keep silence before me, O isles; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep silent toward Me, O islands, "" And the peoples pass on [to] power, "" They come near, then they speak, “Together we draw near to judgment.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on to power, They come nigh, then they speak, 'Together -- to judgment we draw near.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be silent to me, ye islands; and the people shall change strength: they shall draw near; then shall they speak: together we will come near for judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />LET the islands keep silence before me, and the nations take new strength: let them come near, and then speak, let us come near to judgment together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let the islands be silent before me, and let the nations take new strength. Let them draw near, and then speak. Let us apply for judgment together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Keep silence before me, O coastlands; let the nations renew their strength. Let them draw near and speak; let us come together for judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />KEEP silence, O you islands; and let the people renew their strength; let them come near; then let them speak; let them come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Be silent, oh islands, and the peoples shall renew power. They shall come near and then they shall speak and they shall come near together for judgment<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Keep silence before Me, O islands, And let the peoples renew their strength; Let them draw near, then let them speak; Let us come near together to judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hold a feast to me, ye islands: for the princes shall renew <i>their</i> strength: let them draw nigh and speak together: then let them declare judgement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/41-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8766" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/41.htm">God's Help to Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ha·ḥă·rî·šū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">“Be silent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">before Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/339.htm" title="339: ’î·yîm (N-mp) -- Coast, region. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot; dry land, a coast, an island.">O islands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: ū·lə·’um·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">and let the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: ya·ḥă·lî·p̄ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">renew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·aḥ (N-ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">their strength.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: yig·gə·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">Let them come forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bê·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">testify;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">let us together</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: niq·rā·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">draw near</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: lam·miš·pāṭ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">for judgment.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9</a></span><br />All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a></span><br />Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. / By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Isaiah 51:5</a></span><br />My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a></span><br />The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">Isaiah 60:9</a></span><br />Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18</a></span><br />“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Psalm 65:7</a></span><br />You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">Psalm 96:10</a></span><br />Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-9.htm">Psalm 98:9</a></span><br />before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.</p><p class="hdg">silence</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></b></br> Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></b></br> Be still, and know that I <i>am</i> God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.</p><p class="hdg">let the people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-6.htm">Isaiah 41:6,7,21,22</a></b></br> They helped every one his neighbour; and <i>every one</i> said to his brother, Be of good courage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-3.htm">Job 38:3</a></b></br> Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.</p><p class="hdg">let us</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></b></br> Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-3.htm">Job 23:3-7</a></b></br> Oh that I knew where I might find him! <i>that</i> I might come <i>even</i> to his seat! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35,36</a></b></br> Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire <i>is, that</i> the Almighty would answer me, and <i>that</i> mine adversary had written a book… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Approach</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-15.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-18.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Approach</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">New</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Renew</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">About his promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">And about the vanity of idols.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Be silent before Me, O islands</b><br>This phrase calls for a reverent silence before God, indicating His supreme authority and the seriousness of the message to follow. The "islands" refer to distant lands or nations, emphasizing the universal scope of God's sovereignty. In biblical context, silence often precedes divine revelation or judgment (<a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a>; <a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13</a>). The call to silence underscores the need for humility and attentiveness to God's word.<p><b>and let the peoples renew their strength</b><br>This suggests a time of preparation and reflection for the nations. The idea of renewing strength can be seen as a call to repentance and spiritual renewal, aligning with themes found in <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, where those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. It implies that true strength comes from God and is necessary for the task of standing before Him.<p><b>Let them come forward and testify</b><br>This phrase invites the nations to present their case or arguments before God, reminiscent of a courtroom setting. It reflects the biblical theme of God as the ultimate judge (<a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4-6</a>). The act of testifying implies accountability and the opportunity for the nations to present their understanding or defense of their actions and beliefs.<p><b>let us together draw near for judgment</b><br>Here, the invitation to draw near for judgment highlights God's role as the righteous judge who evaluates the actions of nations and individuals. This reflects the biblical principle that all will stand before God's judgment seat (<a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>). The communal aspect ("let us together") suggests that this is a collective experience, emphasizing the shared responsibility and destiny of humanity before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/islands.htm">Islands</a></b><br>Symbolically represents distant nations or peoples. In the context of Isaiah, it often refers to the Gentile nations that are far from Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/peoples.htm">Peoples</a></b><br>Refers to the various nations and ethnic groups, emphasizing the universal scope of God's message and judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event where God calls the nations to account, highlighting His sovereignty and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/41.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a> reminds us that God is sovereign over all nations, not just Israel. This calls for a recognition of His authority in our lives and the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_silence_and_reflection.htm">The Call to Silence and Reflection</a></b><br>The command to "be silent" encourages us to pause and reflect on God's power and plans. In our noisy world, taking time for silence before God can deepen our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_of_strength.htm">Renewal of Strength</a></b><br>Just as the peoples are called to renew their strength, we too are invited to find our strength in God. This involves waiting on Him and trusting in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_testimony.htm">The Importance of Testimony</a></b><br>The call to "testify" highlights the importance of sharing our faith and experiences of God's work in our lives with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_judgment.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a></b><br>The mention of judgment serves as a reminder to live righteously and be prepared for the day when we will stand before God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_isaiah_35's_promises_conflict_with_other_prophecies.htm">Do the promises of restoration in Isaiah 35 conflict with other biblical prophecies about judgment and desolation of the land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_63's_violence.htm">Isaiah 63:7-9 speaks of God's lovingkindness and mercy; how can this be harmonized with the violent imagery earlier in the chapter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_30_27-28's_punishment_unloving.htm">Does Isaiah 30:27-28 portray a harsh divine punishment that conflicts with the concept of a loving God in other parts of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XLI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">O islands.</span>--See Note on <a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm" title="Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.">Isaiah 40:15</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Let the people renew their strength . . .</span>--The same phrase as in <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm" title="But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.">Isaiah 40:31</a>, but here, perhaps, with a touch of irony. The heathen are challenged to the great controversy, and will need all their "strength" and "strong reasons" if they accept the challenge. In what follows we have to think of the prophet as having, like Balaam, a vision of what shall come to pass in the "latter days" (<a href="/numbers/24-20.htm" title="And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.">Numbers 24:20</a>), and seeing not only the forms of the old empires on their way to Hades, as in <a href="/context/isaiah/14-9.htm" title="Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.">Isaiah 14:9-12</a>, but the appearance on the scene of the new conqueror.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-7.</span> - ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DELIVERER, AND EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. Isaiah returns to the standpoint of <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Isaiah 40:9-11</a>. A deliverer of Israel is about to appear. The nations are therefore summoned to attend, and consider the facts (ver. 1). He will carry all before him (vers 2, 3), being raised up by God (ver. 4). The nations will tremble, and seek the protection of their idol-deities (vers. 5-7). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Keep silence before me, O islands</span>. God is the speaker. The "islands," or maritime lands of Western Asia, are to be silent before him, pondering the facts with a view to future argument. "Then let them speak" (see vers. 21-29). <span class="cmt_word">Let the people renew their strength</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the peoples</span> or <span class="accented">the nations</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the inhabitants of the maritime tracts. To judgment; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to a discussion,, which shall terminate in a right verdict. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/41-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Be silent</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·rî·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O islands,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_339.htm">Strong's 339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A habitable spot, dry land, a coast, an island</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and let the peoples</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">A community</span><br /><br /><span class="word">renew</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·ḥă·lî·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their strength.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let them come forward</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגְּשׁוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yig·gə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">testify;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bê·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֖ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">draw near</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקְרָֽבָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niq·rā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for judgment.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(lam·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 41:1 Keep silent before me islands and let (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 40:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 40:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 41:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 41:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>