Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 41

95 catchwords955 parallels

← Isaiah | ← Ch 40 | Ch 42 →

Isaiah 41 . 1 , God expostulates with his people , about his mercies to the church; Isaiah 41 . 10 , about his promises; Isaiah 41 . 21 , and about the vanity of idols.

Isaiah 41:1

“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.

Isaiah 41:1 · BSB

silence4 parallels

let the people10 parallels

let us6 parallels

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Isaiah 41:2

Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.

Isaiah 41:2 · BSB

Who raised7 parallels

gave7 parallels

gave6 parallels

as the4 parallels

as driven1 parallel

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the righteous man Heb. righteousness

Isaiah 41:3

He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.

Isaiah 41:3 · BSB

safely2 parallels

Heb. in peace

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Isaiah 41:4

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.”

Isaiah 41:4 · BSB

hath4 parallels

calling7 parallels

I the Lord7 parallels

with the4 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

Isaiah 41:5

The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.

Isaiah 41:5 · BSB

isles3 parallels

the ends6 parallels

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Isaiah 41:6

Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”

Isaiah 41:6 · BSB

helped6 parallels

of good courage2 parallels

Heb. strong

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Isaiah 41:7

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.

Isaiah 41:7 · BSB

the carpenter7 parallels

goldsmith5 parallels

or , founder. him that smote the anvil. or , the smiting. saying , It is ready for the soldering. or , saying of the solder , It is good. that it

Reciprocal9 parallels

Isaiah 41:8

“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

Isaiah 41:8 · BSB

thou17 parallels

the seed7 parallels

my friend4 parallels

Reciprocal26 parallels

Isaiah 41:9

I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.

Isaiah 41:9 · BSB

whom7 parallels

called3 parallels

I have chosen6 parallels

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Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10 · BSB

Fear24 parallels

for I am thy God8 parallels

I will strengthen7 parallels

I will uphold5 parallels

the right6 parallels

Reciprocal108 parallels

Isaiah 41:11

Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.

Isaiah 41:11 · BSB

all they10 parallels

as nothing4 parallels

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they that strive with thee Heb. the men of thy strife

Isaiah 41:12

You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

Isaiah 41:12 · BSB

shalt seek3 parallels

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them that contended with thee Heb. the men of thy contention. they that war against thee. Heb. the men of thy war.

Isaiah 41:13

For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

Isaiah 41:13 · BSB

will hold8 parallels

Fear1 parallel

Reciprocal21 parallels

Isaiah 41:14

Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 41:14 · BSB

thou worm2 parallels

men4 parallels

or , few men

saith18 parallels

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Isaiah 41:15

Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.

Isaiah 41:15 · BSB

I will make3 parallels

thou shalt5 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

teeth Heb. mouths

Isaiah 41:16

You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 41:16 · BSB

shalt fan5 parallels

thou shalt rejoice17 parallels

Reciprocal35 parallels

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 41:17 · BSB

the poor9 parallels

seek12 parallels

their tongue3 parallels

I the Lord9 parallels

I the God5 parallels

Reciprocal37 parallels

Isaiah 41:18

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.

Isaiah 41:18 · BSB

the whole verse22 parallels

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Isaiah 41:19

I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,

Isaiah 41:19 · BSB

plant13 parallels

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Isaiah 41:20

so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”

Isaiah 41:20 · BSB

the whole verse10 parallels

Isaiah 43 . 7-13

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Isaiah 41:21

“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.

Isaiah 41:21 · BSB

Produce7 parallels

Heb. Cause to come near

Reciprocal11 parallels

Isaiah 41:22

“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Isaiah 41:22 · BSB

and show6 parallels

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consider them Heb. set our heart upon them

Isaiah 41:23

Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.

Isaiah 41:23 · BSB

that we may know8 parallels

do good3 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Isaiah 41:24

Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.

Isaiah 41:24 · BSB

ye are9 parallels

an abomination4 parallels

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of nothing or , worse than nothing

of nought or , worse than of a viper

Isaiah 41:25

I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

Isaiah 41:25 · BSB

raised7 parallels

shall he call2 parallels

come upon5 parallels

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I have Jehovah here , by the mouth of the prophet , predicts the victories of Cyrus over the Chaldeans and their allies , at least 150 years before the event , as one instance of his foreknowledge and invincible power. Media lay north of Babylon , and Persia eastward; and Cyrus commanded the forces of both these nations; and , by his wonderful success , he trampled down mighty monarchs as mortar , and as the potter treads the clay.

Isaiah 41:26

Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.

Isaiah 41:26 · BSB

declared5 parallels

righteous1 parallel

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Isaiah 41:27

I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.

Isaiah 41:27 · BSB

first5 parallels

I will give9 parallels

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Isaiah 41:28

When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

Isaiah 41:28 · BSB

I beheld6 parallels

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answer Heb. return

Isaiah 41:29

See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.

Isaiah 41:29 · BSB

they are all6 parallels

wind1 parallel

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In the wider web14 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Luke 1:54-55 → Isaiah 41:8, John 13:19 → Isaiah 41:26, Hebrews 2:16-18 → Isaiah 41:8-10, 1 John 1:1 → Isaiah 41:4, Revelation 1:8 → Isaiah 41:4, Daniel 2:34-35 → Isaiah 41:15-16, Daniel 2:45 → Isaiah 41:15-16
Echoes Daniel 2:34 → Isaiah 41:15, Daniel 2:45 → Isaiah 41:15
Trajectories
Abraham (Father of Faith), Kingdom of God (Stone Kingdom), Last Days Eschatology
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 41:1–7, Isaiah 41:8–16
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