Isaiah 41:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃

Transliteration

rāʾû ʾiyyîm wəyîrāʾû qəṣôt hāʾāreṣ yeḥĕrāḏû qārəḇû wayyeʾĕtāyûn

Grammar Details

*rāʾû*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw
*ʾiyyîm*: noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands
*wəyîrāʾû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they fear
*qəṣôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - ends of
*hāʾāreṣ*: article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land
*yeḥĕrāḏû*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they tremble
*qārəḇû*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they approached/drew near
*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - and they came

Word Meanings

*rāʾû*: saw/perceived/observed/witnessed
*ʾiyyîm*: islands/coastlands/coastal regions
*wəyîrāʾû*: and feared/were afraid/were in awe
*qəṣôt*: ends/extremities/limits
*yeḥĕrāḏû*: trembled/shook/were terrified
*qārəḇû*: drew near/approached/came close
*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*: and they came/arrived/approached

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Referenced Verses

Josh 5:1 : 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.
Ps 67:7 : 7 God shall bless{H8762)} us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear{H8799)} him.
Ezek 26:15-16 : 15 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? 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ps 65:8 : 8 They also that dwell{H8802)} in the uttermost parts are afraid{H8799)} at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice{H8686)}.
Ps 66:3 : 3 Say{H8798)} unto God, How terrible{H8737)} art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies{H8802)} submit{H8762)} themselves unto thee.
Gen 10:5 : 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Exod 15:14 : 14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Josh 2:10 : 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.

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