Isaiah 41:5 · KJV
“The isles saw {it}, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.”
— Isaiah 41:5
Who hath wrought and done {it}, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I {am} he.
They helped every one his neighbour; and {every one} said to his brother, Be of good courage. {Be...: Heb. Be strong}
Isaiah 41 — Context
He pursued them, {and} passed safely; {even} by the way {that} he had not gone with his feet. {safely: Heb. in peace}
4Who hath wrought and done {it}, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I {am} he.
5The isles saw {it}, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
6They helped every one his neighbour; and {every one} said to his brother, Be of good courage. {Be...: Heb. Be strong}
7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, {and} he that smootheth {with} the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It {is} ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, {that} it should not be moved. {goldsmith: or, founder} {him...: or, the smiting} {saying...: or, saying of the soder, It is good}
Cross References
Ezekiel 26:15-16
Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
Joshua 5:1
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which {were} on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which {were} by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
Psalms 65:8
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. {rejoice: or, sing}
Psalms 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible {art thou in} thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}
Psalms 67:7
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Exodus 15:14
The people shall hear, {and} be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Genesis 10:5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Joshua 2:10
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that {were} on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.