Isaiah 41:6
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.”
5 The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
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.
8 “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
- KJV
- They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
- WEB
- Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers, “Be strong!”
- ASV
- They help every one his neighbor; and [every one] saith to his brother, Be of good courage.
- DARBY
- They helped every one his neighbour, and [each] said to his brother, Take courage.
- BLB
- Each man helps his neighbor and says to his brother, “Be strong.”
- ÅB
- Den ene hjelper den andre, og til sin bror sier han: Vær frimodig!
- OTB
- Hver hjelper den andre og sier til sin følgesvenn, "Vær sterk!"
- B1930
- Den ene hjelper den andre, og til sin bror sier han: Vær frimodig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 4:7–9
the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:4
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
Read in contextIsaiah 40:19
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
Read in contextIsaiah 44:12
The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Read in contextDaniel 3:1–7
King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
Read in contextActs 19:24–28
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Read in contextJoel 3:9–11
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
Read in context1 Samuel 5:3–5
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
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