Isaiah 41:1

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““Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.”

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““Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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 · Public Domain
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“Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on <FI>to<Fi> power, They come nigh, then they speak, `Together--to judgment we draw near.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 41:1 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
  2. Job 31:35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
  3. Job 38:3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  4. Job 40:7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  5. Psalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
  6. Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
  7. Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
  8. Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
  9. Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
  10. Isaiah 41:6Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
  11. Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
  12. Isaiah 48:16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
  13. Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
  14. Isaiah 50:8The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
  15. Joel 3:10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
  16. Micah 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
  17. Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
  18. Zechariah 2:13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

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