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Isaiah 41:12

Thou shalt seek them and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee, daring to attack the Lord's people; they that war against thee shall be as nothing and as a thing of naught, so utterly exterminated that not a trace of them could be found.

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See also Isaiah 41:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THOU SHALT SEEK THEM - This denotes that it would be impossible to find them, for they should cease to exist. The whole verse, with the verse following, is emphatic, repeating in varied terms what was...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 41 Jehovah's Challenge 1. _The address to the islands and the peoples (Isaiah 41:1)_ 2. _Jehovah's question, Cyrus and his ways predicted (Isaiah 41:2)_ 3. Nations troubled on account of Cyru...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ALL THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL SHALL PERISH. This section is eschatological, and probably later, perhaps much later, than its context. All Israel's foes shall perish. Yahweh's people shall destroy their en...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEM THAT CONTENDED. the men (Hebrew. _'ish)_ of thy contention. NOTHING. See note on Isaiah 5:8....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Humanly speaking Israel has cause for fear, being surrounded by opponents; but they shall be put to utter confusion. 11F. _incensed_ lit. "inflamed," as in ch. Isaiah 45:24; Song of Solomon 1:6. The...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BUT THOU, ISRAEL, &C.— The prophet here subjoins to his reproof of the nations, a consolation to the people of God, drawn from the same argument, as also he had done in the preceding section. See the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    b. GOD'S PEOPLE SAVED TEXT: Isaiah 41:8-13 8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend, 9 thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, an...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. THOU SHALT SEEK THEM, AND SHALT NOT FIN...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    CYRUS GOD'S AGENT 1-7. Jehovah and the gods of the heathen compared as in a court of judgment. Jehovah has raised up Cyrus and given him victory, in order to carry out His good purposes, while the he...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Similarly, God is ready to give his friends the strength that they need at any time. GOD WILL HELP YOU V14 So do not be afraid, Israel, small and weak as you are. I, the *Lord, will help you. I am...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 41 KNOW WHO REALLY CONTROLS EVENTS V1 God speaks: ‘You people in distant...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BEHOLD... — The choice of the Servant has, as its complement, the indignation of Jehovah against those who attack him, and this thought is emphasised by a four-fold iteration. “They that strive with t...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ וְ לֹ֣א תִמְצָאֵ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 3 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD HAVING completed our survey of the fundamental truths of our prophecy, and studied the subject which forms its immediate and most urgent interest, the deliverance of Is...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE LORD UPHOLDETH HIS SERVANT Isaiah 41:1-16 The conception of this passage is superb. Jehovah is represented as summoning the earth to determine whether He or some idol of the heathen is the true G...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Having thus announced the majesty of Jehovah, the prophet proceeds to utter his general manifesto. This occupies Chapter s forty-one and forty-two. In chapter forty-one Jehovah challenges the island a...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not (l) find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught. (l) Because they will be destroyed....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Read the gospel, and behold the confirmation of these promises, for there needs no more; John 18:4....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._Thou shalt seek them. _That is, _if thou seek them; _for enemies are not sought, when they have been put to flight; and therefore I think that this future ought to be rendered as a subjunctive_, “...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 41, 42, AND 43. Chapter 41 begins the historical details which prove this. Who raised up Cyrus to overthrow idolatry? But in the midst of the havoc he made of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    Ver. 12 THOU SHALL SEEK THEM, AND SHALT NOT FIND THEM,.... They not existing, or being fled into holes and corners, to rocks and mountains, to hide themselves from the wrath of the Lamb, Revelation 6:...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. Ver. 12. _Even them that contended with...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But thou, Israel, art my servant_ Thus the Gentiles show themselves to be the servants of their idols, and own them for their gods: but thou art my people, and I am and will be thy God. _Jacob, whom...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    THEM THAT CONTENDED: _ Heb._ the men of thy contention THEY THAT WAR AGAINST THEE: _ Heb._ the men of thy war...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-20 God speaks with tenderness; Fear thou not, for I am with thee: not only within call, but present with thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou in want of friends? I will help thee...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOU SHALT SEEK THEM, AND SHALT NOT FIND THEM; they shall be so totally consumed, that although thou searchest for them, thou shalt not be able to find them any where in the world. SHALL BE AS NOTHING...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 41:12 seek H1245 (H8762) find H4672 (H8799) themThose H582 contended H4695 war H4421 nonexistent H657...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S ASSURANCE OF SUCCESS TO HIS PEOPLE, WEAK THOUGH THEY ARE (ISAIAH 41:8). Isaiah 41:8 “But you Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The seed of Abraham, the one who loved me.” He now...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 41:8. _But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom l have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend._ Let us, for the time being, forget the people to whom this message was addressed, and see whe...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 41:1. _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._ God invites people to argue...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    God enters into a controversy with those who had fallen into the worship of idols. Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then l...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Greatness of God and weakness of man. Admonition to shun idols and encouragement to trust in God. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Jacob. CONCLUSION: Jehovah is infinite, eternal and unchangeable....

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, oh islands._ Commentators here refer us to the time of our Saviour's birth, for the isles of Chittim designate the Roman power. In the Augustan age, the temple of...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 41:1 God alone guides history, for his glory and for the benefit of his people. ⇐ ⇔

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION II.—RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FROM THEIR SIN, AND FROM THEIR BONDAGE IN BABYLON (CH. 41-48.). EXPOSITION...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In the forty-first chapter of Isaiah in the first part of the chapter, God begins His predictions concerning Cyrus who was not yet born. A man who was not to be born for a hundred and fifty years. But...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Job 20:7; Psalms 37:35; Psalms 37:36...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE GOD OF ALL HELP Isaiah 41:8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Isaiah is one that lives with us in every daily task and conflict. Sometimes we think that the Old Testament Scriptures are far separat...

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