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Isaiah 41:1

“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.

2 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.

3 He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
“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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us draw near together to judgment.
BLB
“Be silent before Me, O islands, and the peoples will renew [their] strength; let them draw near, then let them speak; together let us come near for judgment.
ÅB
Ti og hør på meg, dere øyer! Og folkene, la dem iføre seg ny kraft, la dem komme hit og så tale! La oss sammen trede fram for retten!
OTB
"Vær stille for meg, dere kystland, og la folkene fornye sin styrke. La dem komme fram og tale; la oss møtes til dom.
B1930
Ti og hør på mig, I øer! Og folkene, la dem iføre sig ny kraft, la dem komme hit og så tale! La oss sammen trede frem for retten!

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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  • Habakkuk 2:20

    But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

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  • Zechariah 2:13

    Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

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  • Psalms 46:10

    “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

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  • Isaiah 41:6–7

    Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”

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  • Isaiah 11:11

    On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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  • Isaiah 34:1

    Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.

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  • Job 40:7–10

    “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

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