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Isaiah 41:5

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

4 Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”

The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.

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

7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.

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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
The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
KJV
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
WEB
The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
ASV
The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.
DARBY
The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
BLB
The islands have seen [it] and feared; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward:
ÅB
Øyene ser det og frykter, jordens ender bever; de rykker fram og kommer.
OTB
Kystlandene har sett det og er redde; jordens ender skjelver. De nærmer seg og kommer fram;
B1930
Øene ser det og frykter, jordens ender bever; de rykker frem og kommer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 26:15–16

    This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?

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  • Psalms 67:7

    God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

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  • Joshua 5:1

    Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

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  • Psalms 65:8

    Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

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  • Psalms 66:3

    Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

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  • Exodus 15:14

    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

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  • Joshua 2:10

    For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.

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  • Genesis 10:5

    From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

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