📖 Isaiah — Chapter 41 (KJV)
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Isaiah 41:1 Keep Rsilence 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.
Isaiah 41:2 RWho raised up Tthe 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.
Isaiah 41:3 He pursued them, and passed RTsafely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
Isaiah 41:4 Who Rhath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isaiah 41:5 The Risles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah 41:6 They Rhelped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, TBe of good courage.
Isaiah 41:7 So Rthe carpenter encouraged the Tgoldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer Thim that smote the anvil, Tsaying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Isaiah 41:8 But Rthou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Isaiah 41:9 Thou Rwhom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isaiah 41:10 RFear 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.
Isaiah 41:11 Behold, Rall they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and Tthey that strive with thee shall perish.
Isaiah 41:12 Thou Rshalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even Tthem that contended with thee: Tthey that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
Isaiah 41:13 For I the LORD thy God Rwill hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Isaiah 41:14 Fear not, Rthou worm Jacob, and ye Tmen of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 41:15 Behold, RI will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having Tteeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Isaiah 41:16 Thou Rshalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 41:17 When Rthe poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah 41:19 I will Rplant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
Isaiah 41:21 RTProduce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
Isaiah 41:22 Let them bring them forth, Rand shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may Tconsider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Isaiah 41:23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, Rthat we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
Isaiah 41:24 Behold, Rye are Tof nothing, and your work Tof nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
Isaiah 41:25 I have Rraised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah 41:26 Who hath Rdeclared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Isaiah 41:27 The Rfirst shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
Isaiah 41:28 For RI beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could Tanswer a word.
Isaiah 41:29 Behold, Rthey are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 41:1–10 — Israel upheld amid the nations
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The nations are summoned before God while fearful craftsmen strengthen their idols. Israel, chosen as God’s servant, receives the assurance of his presence and righteous help.
Key Truth: Receive courage from God’s faithful presence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… then let them speak: let us come near together to ____ .” (Isaiah 41:1)
Find it in Isaiah 41:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “They ____ every one his neighbour; and every one said to his …” (Isaiah 41:6)
Find it in Isaiah 41:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; …” (Isaiah 41:10)
Find it in Isaiah 41:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 41:11–20 — Help for the weak and water for the thirsty
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God answers frightened Israel and the poor who seek water. Threshing, rivers, and trees in the wilderness picture transformation so observers recognize the Creator’s hand.
Key Truth: Seek help from the One who hears need.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , all they that were incensed against thee shall be …” (Isaiah 41:11)
Find it in Isaiah 41:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Thou ____ seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that …” (Isaiah 41:12)
Find it in Isaiah 41:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “That they may see, and ____ , and consider, and understand together, that the hand of …” (Isaiah 41:20)
Find it in Isaiah 41:20 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 41:21–29 — Idols challenged to give an answer
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord challenges idols to explain past and future events. Their inability to speak or act exposes their emptiness alongside his declared purposes.
Key Truth: Test the claims of what you trust.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, …” (Isaiah 41:21)
Find it in Isaiah 41:21 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I have ____ up one from the north, and he shall come: from …” (Isaiah 41:25)
Find it in Isaiah 41:25 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Behold, they are all ____ ; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind …” (Isaiah 41:29)
Find it in Isaiah 41:29 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 46:1 — God is described as present help in trouble.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where do you need to exchange fear for faithful dependence?
Advanced Questions and Answers
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1. How is Israel’s calling described?
2. What grounds the command not to fear?
3. What does holding the right hand convey in context?
4. What challenge is set before the claimed gods?
5. What verdict follows the challenge to the idols?
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