Isaiah 41:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
חָרַשׁ
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
נָגַשׁ
let them approach
Expand ↓
נָגַשׁ
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
tap to close ↑
חָלַף
let them renew
Expand ↓
חָלַף
To pass through, to change, to renew. Chalaph. Those who wait on the LORD will renew their strength. Like an eagle moulting old feathers to soar again.
tap to close ↑
קָרַב
let us draw near
Expand ↓
קָרַב
To draw near, to approach. Qarab. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. God's invitation is always to come closer.
tap to close ↑
כֹּחַ
strength
Expand ↓
כֹּחַ
Strength, power, ability. Koach. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit. Human koach has limits. God's koach has none.
tap to close ↑
דָבַר
let them speak
Expand ↓
דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
tap to close ↑
יַחַד
together
Expand ↓
יַחַד
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
tap to close ↑