Isa 41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Ver. 13. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand. ] As a tender father taketh his dear child by the hand, in dirty or dangerous ways especially, lifting him over; so the saints are said to sit down at God’s feet, Deu 33:3 or to stand between his legs, as little ones do. read more
Fear: Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:5, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 20:1, Deuteronomy 31:6-Ruth :, Joshua 1:9, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:30, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, Romans 8:31 for I am thy God: Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 60:19, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Psalms 147:12, Hosea 1:9, Zechariah 13:9, John 8:54, John 8:55 I will strengthen:... read more
all they: Isaiah 45:24, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 60:12-2 Chronicles :, Exodus 11:8, Exodus 23:22, Zechariah 12:3, Acts 13:8-1 Kings :, Acts 16:39, Revelation 3:9 as nothing: Isaiah 41:24, Isaiah 41:29, Isaiah 40:17, Daniel 4:35 they that strive with thee: Heb. the men of thy strife Reciprocal: Psalms 27:3 - war Psalms 31:17 - wicked Psalms 35:26 - ashamed Psalms 40:14 - Let them be ashamed Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Psalms 70:2 - Let Psalms 71:13 - Let them be Isaiah 29:7 - the... read more
shalt seek: Job 20:7-1 Samuel :, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36 them that contended with thee: Heb. the men of thy contention. they that war against thee. Heb. the men of thy war. Reciprocal: Psalms 27:3 - war Psalms 31:17 - wicked Isaiah 29:7 - the multitude Isaiah 49:25 - I will contend Jeremiah 10:24 - lest Jeremiah 30:16 - General Zechariah 10:5 - because John 8:10 - where 1 Corinthians 1:28 - to bring read more
will hold: Isaiah 43:6, Isaiah 45:1, Isaiah 51:18, Deuteronomy 33:26-Joel :, Psalms 63:8, Psalms 73:23, Psalms 109:31, 2 Timothy 4:17 Fear: Isaiah 41:10 Reciprocal: Genesis 21:17 - fear Genesis 26:24 - fear Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Numbers 21:34 - Fear him Deuteronomy 31:6 - he will not fail 1 Kings 17:13 - Fear not 1 Chronicles 28:20 - fear not Psalms 119:117 - Hold Psalms 121:2 - My help Psalms 139:10 - General Isaiah 27:3 - water Isaiah 42:6 - and will hold... read more
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.Confounded — Because the mischief which they contrived against thee shall fall upon themselves. read more
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.Will hold — Will enable thee to vanquish all thine enemies. read more
8-10. The sarcasm is now that of silence; the idol does not speak. There is therefore no farce of waiting for a reply, but Jehovah turns his address at once to Israel, who recognises the sole invisible deity in his own Lord Jehovah of Israel. Thou, Israel, art my servant The Lord’s address is in terms of affection. The collective body of Israel is God’s servant, chosen servant, in the person of their ancestor Abraham, Jehovah’s friend, or the one (literally) loving Jehovah. Special... read more
11. The tables shall turn. Israel’s persecutors hitherto shall come to mortification, and, like their idols, to nothingness. The usual conversive Hebrew past tenses here contemplate things yet future as already past. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 41:12
Isa 41:12 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 thing of nought. Ver. 12. Even them that contended with thee. ] Heb., The men of thy contention - thy contendents, such as this eristical age hath more than a good many. By the Quakers’ wild fancies and rude practices we may see how cross-grained these people are in contradicting everything. Many men’s spirits, saith one, today lie like that... read more