Isaiah 41:13
in Isaiah 41For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
KJV
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
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This verse in Isaiah 41
Commentary
8 notes on this verse(Verses 13-14) For I, the Lord your God, took hold of your hand, saying to you: Do not fear, I have helped you. Do not fear, words of Jacob, you who are dead from Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. LXX: For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you, 'Do not fear, O Jacob, O little Israel.' I have helped you, says God, who redeems you, the Holy One of Israel.
This site's exposition
will be ashamed and disgraced
on Isaiah 41:11-13
The promise turns to Israel's adversaries, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Verse 12 presses further, You will seek them but will not find them. The section closes on the hand of verse 10, the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand.
This site's exposition
who takes hold of your right hand
The Septuagint that Jerome sets out renders the line as the Lord your God who holds your right hand, the grip of a guide. The same grasp is given to Cyrus at 45:1. The hand that leads the conqueror also leads the exiles he will set free.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
When we hear the prophet say, "You, Israel, my child, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, whom I have loved," we do not think, do we, that the Jews are only flesh and not complete human beings composed of bodies and rational …
There are many who think of the holy mysteries and the saving message in disrespectful ways, but they amount to nothing, and such impious adversaries will perish. For those who oppose the divine agents of preaching are doing no less than fighting against the teachings of godliness.… For thousands will make war against God's ministers, but these will end up as though they never existed and will clearly be brought low, falling under the machinery of the wrath of God. [Isaiah] tells them to quit relying on human strength and their own foolhardiness, saying, "I am your God who strengthens your arm," that is, I am the one who supports you and makes you prevail in any test. I say to you, "Do not be afraid, O little Israel."
The Medieval Church1 voice
He also shows the reason for their destruction: for I am the Lord your God: put forth your hand from on high (Ps 143:7[144:6]).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That though their enemies be now very formidable, insolent, and severe, yet the day is coming when God will reckon with them and they shall triumph over them. There are those that are incensed against God's people, that strive with them (
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For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand,.... Take hold of it, join in league and alliance with his people as it were, go hand in hand with them; and having such an one with them, and on their side, they need fear no enemy: or it is expressive of great freedom, familiarity, and friendship, which may assure believers of the strong affection of God towards them; and they may conclude themselves safe, being held by him as a child in the hand of its parents, which is then not afraid of anything.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֗י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֛י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| מַחֲזִ֣יק | machazik | [who] takes hold of | H2388 → | 291 times |
| יְמִינֶ֑ךָ | yeminekha | right [hand] your | H3225 → | 140 times |
| הָאֹמֵ֥ר | haomer | who says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לְךָ֛ | lekha | to you | ||
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֖א | tira' | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס | ʾazartikha | I will help you | H5826 → | 81 times |
כִּ֗יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֛יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֥ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
מַחֲזִ֣יק[who] takes hold of
machazikH2388 →291 times
יְמִינֶ֑ךָright [hand] your
yeminekhaH3225 →140 times
הָאֹמֵ֥רwho says
haomerH559 →5305 times
לְךָ֛to you
lekha
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid
tira'H3372 →315 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ סI will help you
ʾazartikhaH5826 →81 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Isaiah 42:6“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
it leads to
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Luke 2:32
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- John 8:12
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 3:5.41:11-14; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, DIALOGUE 1 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.