Isaiah 41:1

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.

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  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
  • Hab 2:20 : 20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!"
  • Zech 2:13 : 13 Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!"
  • Joel 3:10-11 : 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, And your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, "I am strong." 11 Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves together." Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Yahweh.
  • Isa 41:6-7 : 6 They help everyone his neighbor; and [every one] says to his brother, Be of good courage. 7 So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.
  • Isa 11:11 : 11 It shall happen in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
  • Isa 34:1 : 1 Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples: let the earth hear, and the fullness of it; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces! Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces! 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
  • Job 23:3-7 : 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat! 4 I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would tell me. 6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me. 7 There the upright might reason with him, So I should be delivered forever from my judge.
  • Job 31:35-36 : 35 Oh that I had one to hear me! (Behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); Let the accuser write my indictment! 36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; And I would bind it to me as a crown.
  • Job 38:3 : 3 Brace yourself like a man, For I will question you, then you answer me!
  • Job 40:7-9 : 7 "Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me. 8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified? 9 Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him? 10 "Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
  • Ps 46:10 : 10 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."
  • Isa 41:21-22 : 21 Produce your cause, says Yahweh; bring forth your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring forth, and declare to us what shall happen: declare you the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.
  • Isa 48:16 : 16 Come you near to me, hear you this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Yahweh has sent me, and his Spirit.
  • Isa 49:1 : 1 Listen, isles, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:
  • Isa 50:8 : 8 He is near who justifies me; who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.
  • Mic 6:1-3 : 1 Listen now to what Yahweh says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear what you have to say. 2 Hear, you mountains, Yahweh's controversy, And you enduring foundations of the earth; For Yahweh has a controversy with his people, And he will contend with Israel. 3 My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!

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  • 2 Who has raised up one from the east, whom he calls in righteousness to his foot? he gives nations before him, and makes him rule over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.

  • 1 Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples: let the earth hear, and the fullness of it; the world, and all things that come forth from it.

  • Isa 51:4-5
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    4 Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.

    5 My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust.

  • 12 Let them give glory to Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands.

  • Joel 3:11-12
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    11 Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves together." Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Yahweh.

    12 "Let the nations arouse themselves, And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; For there will I sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

  • 20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!"

  • 1 Thus says Yahweh, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

  • Mic 6:1-2
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    1 Listen now to what Yahweh says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear what you have to say.

    2 Hear, you mountains, Yahweh's controversy, And you enduring foundations of the earth; For Yahweh has a controversy with his people, And he will contend with Israel.

  • 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

  • 5 The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.

  • 31 A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, says Yahweh.

  • 9 Let them sing before Yahweh, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

  • 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.

  • 13 Before Yahweh; for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, The peoples with his truth.

  • 31 Mark well, Job, and listen to me: Hold your peace, and I will speak.

  • 19 Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.

  • 29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man:

  • 7 The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.

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    8 Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, And to my integrity that is in me.

  • 13 Yahweh stands up to contend, And stands to judge the peoples.

  • 4 He calls to the heavens above, To the earth, that he may judge his people:

  • 16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

  • 13 Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!"

  • 8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

  • Isa 41:21-22
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    21 Produce your cause, says Yahweh; bring forth your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob.

    22 Let them bring forth, and declare to us what shall happen: declare you the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.

  • 19 Arise, Yahweh! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

  • 6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

  • 26 Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and before, that we may say, [He is] right? yes, there is none who declares, yes, there is none who shows, yes, there is none who hears your words.

  • 14 I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: [now] will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.

  • 21 "Men listened to me, waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

  • 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; don't you fear the reproach of men, neither be you dismayed at their insults.

  • 1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.

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    6 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

  • 7 Be silent at the presence of the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.

  • 20 Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be past.

  • 23 Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

  • 9 When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.

  • 1 > Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

  • 24 But let justice roll on like rivers, And righteousness like a mighty stream.

  • 1 Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

  • 7 How can you be quiet, seeing Yahweh has given you a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there has he appointed it.

  • 10 Yahweh has brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.

  • 8 "Therefore wait for me," says Yahweh, "until the day that I rise up to the prey, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

  • 8 He is near who justifies me; who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.

  • 1 Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!

  • 2 Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look on equity.