Isaiah 41:21

I, Yahweh, the true king of Israel say to you nations, “Tell what your idols can do for you!

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

In Context

20I will do that in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is I, Yahweh, who have done it; it is what I, the Holy One of Israel, have done.

22Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.

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Cross References

Job 23:3I ◄wish that I knew/want to know► where I could meet/talk with him, so that I could go to the place where he lives.

Job 38:3I want to ask you some questions, so, just like men prepare themselves for a difficult task [MET], prepare to answer my questions.

Isaiah 1:18Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though the guilt of your sins be as evident and as difficult to get rid of as [SIM] red stains on a white garment [DOU], I will get rid of them completely like someone who can make that stained garment become as white as snow or wool [DOU].

Isaiah 41:1Yahweh says, “You people who live on [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me while I ask you some questions! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide which one of us is right.

Isaiah 43:15I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.

Micah 6:1Pay attention to what Yahweh says to you Israeli people: “Stand up in court and state what you are accusing me about. And allow the hills and mountains to hear what you will say.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:11-21

Israel Encouraged. ( b. c. 708.) 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a… Read the whole commentary →

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