Isaiah 51:7
in Isaiah 51Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.
KJV
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
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This verse in Isaiah 51
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness - My people who are acquainted with my law, and who are to be saved. This is addressed to the pious parlor the Jewish nation. Fear ye not the reproach of men - If we have the promise of God, and the assurance of his favor, we shall have no occasion to dread the reproaches and the scoffs of people (compare Mat 10:28).
This site's exposition
Do not fear the scorn of men
on Isaiah 51:7-8
Those with the law in their hearts are told, “Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults”. “For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool”, the picture of decay used at 50:9.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
This is what the Lord has also said in the divine Gospels: "Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul," and again: "Do not fear them," and: "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and shall say all …
(Verse 7, 8.) Listen to me, you who know righteousness, (people add "my" in Vulg.): my law is in their hearts. Do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their blasphemies. For like a moth, it will consume them; and like a worm, it will devour them. But my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness for generations upon generations. LXX: Listen to me, you who know judgment, my people: whose law is in their hearts. Do not be afraid of the disgrace of men, and do not be overcome by their contempt.
The Medieval Church1 voice
927. Hearken to me. Here he excludes the impediment which could be feared from oppression, so far as pertains to the power of their oppressors. And concerning this, he does two things: first, the consolation of the Lord is set out; second, the discussion of …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It is a disparagement to us to give way to them: Who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid? In the original, the pronoun is feminine, Who art thou, O woman! unworthy the name of a man? Such a weak and womanish thing it is to give way to perplexing fears. [1.] It is absurd to be in such dread of a dying man.
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The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁמְע֤וּ | shimu | listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֵלַי֙ | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יֹ֣דְעֵי | yodeei | O [those who] know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| צֶ֔דֶק | tzedek | <of> righteousness | H6664 → | 119 times |
| עַ֖ם | ʾam | a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| תּוֹרָתִ֣י | torati | [which] law my | H8451 → | 219 times |
| בְלִבָּ֑ם | velibam | [is] in heart their | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּֽירְאוּ֙ | tireu | you fear | H3372 → | 315 times |
| חֶרְפַּ֣ת | cherpat | [the] reproach of | H2781 → | 73 times |
| אֱנ֔וֹשׁ | ʾenoosh | humankind | H582 → | 566 times |
| וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם | umigidufotam | and from reviling words their | H1421 → | |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃ | techatu | you be dismayed | H2865 → | 52 times |
שִׁמְע֤וּlisten
shimuH8085 →1159 times
אֵלַי֙to me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
יֹ֣דְעֵיO [those who] know
yodeeiH3045 →945 times
צֶ֔דֶק<of> righteousness
tzedekH6664 →119 times
עַ֖םa people
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
תּוֹרָתִ֣י[which] law my
toratiH8451 →219 times
בְלִבָּ֑ם[is] in heart their
velibamH3820 →595 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּֽירְאוּ֙you fear
tireuH3372 →315 times
חֶרְפַּ֣ת[the] reproach of
cherpatH2781 →73 times
אֱנ֔וֹשׁhumankind
ʾenooshH582 →566 times
וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םand from reviling words their
umigidufotamH1421 →
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃you be dismayed
techatuH2865 →52 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
Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 4:14
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 21:17
And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
- Mark 13:13
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- 1 Peter 4:14
Through
1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Peter 3:14
Through
Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 1:8
Through
Psalms 37:31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
it leads to
- Psalms 40:8
I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
- Psalms 40:8
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 16:51.8 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.