Isaiah 41:5

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The islands have seen it and feared; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward:

Latin

Viderunt insulæ, et timuerunt; extrema terræ obstupuerunt: appropinquaverunt, et accesserunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Isaiah 41:5–7

This taunt against idol worship responded to God's raising up Cyrus. The nations hoped their idols would protect them.

Isaiah 41:1–7

The Lord invited the nations to a trial to show that he alone is God. They could not defend themselves as he announced that a king from the east (Isaiah 41:2) would defeat Babylon, allowing Israel to return.

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The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
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Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

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