Isaiah 41:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. ”

Isaiah 41:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The isles saw it - The distant nations (see the note at Isaiah 41:1 ). They saw what was done in the conquests of the man whom God in this remarkable manner had raised up; and they had had demon...
Isaiah 41:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The isles saw [it], and (f) feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and (g) came. (f) Considering my excellent works among my people. (g) They assembled themselves and conspired again...
Isaiah 41:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Conquering Career of Cyrus Claimed by Yahweh as Evidence of His Power. Isaiah 41:5 is probably an insertion made to connect Isaiah 41:4 with Isaiah 41:6 f. after Isaiah 41:6 f. for whi...
Isaiah 41:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. The isles saw, and feared. He now shows the excessive ingratitude of the world, which, after having perceived the works of God, still continued in the same blindness to which it had been...
Isaiah 41:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The isles saw it , and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. Were afraid "And they were terrified" - Three MSS. have ויחרדו vaiyecheridu, adding the conjunction ו vau, whic...
Isaiah 41:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The isles saw it, &c.— Bishop Lowth renders the 7th verse, The carver encouraged the smith; he that smootheth with the hammer, him that smiteth on the anvil; saying of the solder, it is good:...
Isaiah 41:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. The isles saw it, and feared - that they would be subdued. Drew near, and came - together, for mutual...
Isaiah 41:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cyrus God's Agent 1-7. Jehovah and the gods of the heathen compared as in a court of judgment. Jehovah has raised up Cyrus and given him victory, in order to carry out His good purposes, while the...
Isaiah 41:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The isles saw it, and feared... — The words paint the terror caused by the rapid conquests of Cyrus, but the terror led, as the following verses show, to something very different from the acknowled...
Isaiah 41:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1-31 ; Isaiah 41:1-29 ; Isaiah 42:1-25 ; Isaiah 43:1-28 ; Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 ; Isaiah 49:1...
Isaiah 41:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord Upholdeth His Servant Isaiah 41:1-16 The conception of this passage is superb. Jehovah is represented as summoning the earth to determine whether He or some idol of the heathen is the...
Isaiah 41:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus announced the majesty of Jehovah, the prophet proceeds to utter his general manifesto. This occupies Chapter s forty-one and forty-two. In chapter forty-one Jehovah challenges the island...
Isaiah 41:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is enough to read the account which the Lord here gives of idolatry, to behold the folly of it to the full. One sinner encouraging another, is among the devices of Satan, to blind the eyes of all....
Isaiah 41:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The isles saw it, and feared ,.... Not the victory which Abraham got over the kings; nor Cyrus's expedition against Babylon, and other nations, and his deliverance of the Jews; but the progress of t...
Isaiah 41:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. Ver. 5. The isles saw it. ] The heathens were convinced by the former arguments, yet not converted; they wer...
Isaiah 41:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who hath done it? Whose work was this but mine? Calling the generations Calling them out of nothing; giving them breath and being; disposing and employing them as I see fit: from the beginning...
Isaiah 41:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Idolatry Exposed. B. C. 708. 1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people ren...
Isaiah 41:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The isles, even remote countries, as Isaiah 41:1 , saw it; discerned the mighty work of God in delivering his people, and overthrowing their enemies, in so wonderful a manner. Feared, lest the...
Isaiah 41:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Appeal To the People of the World ( Isaiah 41:1-7 ). Isaiah 41:1-3 “Keep silence before me, O coastlands, And let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them spe...
Isaiah 41:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

LESSONS FROM THE HEATHEN WORKERS Isaiah 41:5-7 . The isles saw it, and feared. &c. These verses indicate the state of feeling which was created among the heathen nations by the rapid and vic...
Isaiah 41:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

God enters into a controversy with those who had fallen into the worship of idols. Isaiah 41:1 . Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; the...
Isaiah 41:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:1 . Keep silence before me, oh islands. Commentators here refer us to the time of our Saviour's birth, for the isles of Chittim designate the Roman power. In the Augustan age, the temple...
Isaiah 41:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION II .— RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FROM THEIR SIN , AND FROM THEIR BONDAGE IN BABYLON ( CH . 41-48.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 41:1-23 ANNOUNCEMENT OF...
Isaiah 41:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Glory of the Lord and the Vanity of the Heathen
Isaiah 41:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 15:14 ; Ezekiel 26:15 ; Ezekiel 26:16 ; Genesis 10:5 ; Joshua 2:10 ; Joshua 5:1 ; Psalms 65:8 ; Psalms 66:3 ; Psalms 67:7
Isaiah 41:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The isles — Even remote countries. Saw — Discerned the mighty work of God in delivering his people, and overthrowing their enemies. Feared — Lest they should be involved in the same calamity. Came...

Isaiah 41:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 41:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 41:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 41:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 41:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 41:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes