Isaiah 41:5
The isles have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble, they draw near, and come.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
In Context
6They help every man his neighbor, and says to his brother, Be of good courage.
Cross References
Genesis 10:5From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.
Joshua 2:10For we have heard how LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when ye came out of Egypt, and what ye did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Psalms 65:8They also who dwell in the outermost parts are afraid at thy signs. Thou make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalms 66:3Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.
Ezekiel 26:15Thus says lord LORD to Tyre: Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:2-10
Idolatry Exposed. ( b. c. 708.) 1 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. 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 Who hath wrought and done it,… Read the whole commentary →