Isaiah 41:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them approach and speak; let us come together for judgment.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Keep silence 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Keep silent 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Keep silence 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Keep silence{H2790} before me, O islands;{H339} and let the peoples{H3816} renew{H2498} their strength:{H3581} let them come near;{H5066} then let them speak;{H1696} let us come near{H7126} together{H3162} to judgment.{H4941}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Keep silence{H2790}{(H8685)} before me, O islands{H339}; and let the people{H3816} renew{H2498}{(H8686)} their strength{H3581}: let them come near{H5066}{(H8799)}; then let them speak{H1696}{(H8762)}: let us come near{H7126}{(H8799)} together{H3162} to judgment{H4941}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Be still (ye Ilondes) and herken vnto me. Be stronge ye people, Come hither, and shew youre cause, we will go to the lawe together.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Keepe silence before mee, O ylands, and let the people renue their strength: let the come neere, and let them speake: let vs come together into iudgement.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Be styll you Ilandes and hearken vnto me: let the people lay their strength together, let them come hither, and then shew their cause: we will go to the lawe together.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Keep silence 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on `to' power, They come nigh, then they speak, `Together -- to judgment we draw near.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Come quietly before me, O sea-lands, and let the peoples get together their strength: let them come near; then let them say what they have to say: let us put forward our cause against one another.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let's meet together for judgment.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Lord Challenges the Nations“Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate!

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
  • Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
  • Zech 2:13 : 13 Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.
  • Joel 3:10-11 : 10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ 11 Hasten and come, all you nations from every side, and gather yourselves there. Bring down, LORD, your mighty ones.
  • Isa 41:6-7 : 6 Each one helps his neighbor and says to his brother, 'Be strong!' 7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the one who polishes with the hammer encourages the one striking the anvil, saying of the soldering, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not move.
  • Isa 11:11 : 11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
  • Isa 34:1 : 1 Come near, O nations, to listen; and pay attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all its inhabitants.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered. 10 Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.
  • Job 23:3-7 : 3 If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling. 4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me. 6 Would he contend with me in his great power? No, he would instead give me strength. 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
  • Job 31:35-36 : 35 Oh, that someone would hear me! I sign now my defense; let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out his charges in a book. 36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.
  • Job 38:3 : 3 Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
  • Job 40:7-9 : 7 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. 8 Would you indeed annul My justice? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? 9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like His? 10 Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
  • Ps 46:10 : 10 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow, cuts the spear in two, and burns the chariots with fire.
  • Isa 41:21-22 : 21 Present your case, says the Lord. Set forth your arguments, says Jacob’s King. 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come.
  • Isa 48:16 : 16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret; from the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, along with His Spirit.
  • Isa 49:1 : 1 Listen to me, you distant islands, and pay attention, you faraway nations: The Lord called me from the womb; even before I was born, He mentioned my name.
  • Isa 50:8 : 8 He who vindicates me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us face each other. Who is my accuser? Let him confront me.
  • Mic 6:1-3 : 1 Listen now to what the Lord says: "Arise, present your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice." 2 Hear, O mountains, the Lord's lawsuit, and you enduring foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against His people, and He will dispute with Israel. 3 My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!

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