Isaiah 41:6

41:5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. Be: Heb. Be strong

KJV

Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers, “Be strong!”

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

41:7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. goldsmith: or, founder him: or, the smiting saying: or, saying of the soder, It is good

What does Isaiah 41:6 mean?

Isaiah 41:6 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָזַר (ʻâzar), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), רֵעַ (rêaʻ). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

They

helpedעָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid

every

oneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

his

neighbour;רֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7453an associate (more or less close)

and

every

one

saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

his

brother,אָחʼâch/awkh/H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

good

courage.חָזַקchâzaq/khaw-zak'/H2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

Be:

Heb.

strong

Commentary on Isaiah 41:6

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 41:6

Solomon had commended eloquence, or the sweetness of the lips ( v. 21 ), and seemed to prefer it before wisdom; but here he corrects himself, as it were, and shows that unless there be a good treasure within to support the eloquence it is worth little. Wisdom in the heart is the main matter. 1. It is this that directs us in speaking, that teaches the mouth what to speak, and when, and how, so that what is spoken may be proper, and pertinent, and seasonable; otherwise, though the language be ever so fine, it had better be unsaid. 2. It is this that gives weight to what we speak and adds learning to it, strength of reason and force of argument, without which, let a thing be ever so well worded, it will be rejected, when it comes to be considered, as trifling. Quaint expressions please the ear, and humour the fancy, but it is learning in the lips that must convince the judgment, and sway that, to which wisdom in the heart is necessary. 24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 14:12

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! O Lucifer: or, O day star

Isaiah 28:15

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

John 7:47

Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

John 9:40

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

Acts 26:9

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.2228 Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 41:6.

Genesis 11:3

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. they said: Heb. a man said to his neighbour burn: Heb. burn them to a burning

Genesis 11:7

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Genesis 13:11

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

Genesis 15:10

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 24:29

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Genesis 27:11

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 41:6 say?

Isaiah 41:6 (King James Version) reads: "They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. Be: Heb. Be strong"

Is Isaiah 41:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 41:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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