Isaiah 41:5
The islands watch in fear, the distant lands tremble. They get together and consult.
Free Bible 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 all help each other, encouraging one another to “Be strong!”
Cross References
Genesis 10:5The descendants of these ancestors spread throughout the coastal areas, each group having their own language, with their families developing into different nations.
Joshua 2:10We've heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you completely destroyed.
Psalms 65:8Everyone, even those in distant lands, are amazed by the wonderful things you do, from the east to the west they sing for joy.
Psalms 66:3Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
Ezekiel 26:15This is what the Lord God says to the inhabitants of Tyre: Aren't the people of the coastlands going to shake in terror when they hear your city collapse, when the wounded groan at the killing inside your city?
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 →