Isaiah 41:1-7

The Conquering Career of Cyrus Claimed by Yahweh as Evidence of His Power.

Isaiah 41:5 is probably an insertion made to connect Isaiah 41:4 with Isaiah 41:6 f. after Isaiah 41:6 f. for which see Isaiah 40:19 had been wrongly interpolated here. Yahweh calls the nations to listen while He, as though they might be in a court of justice, puts forward His claim. He it is who has raised up Cyrus, and caused nations to bow before him: He who ordains the whole course of history.

Isaiah 41:1. renew. strength: accidental repetition from Isaiah 40:31, replacing some such phrase as await my argument.

Isaiah 41:2. whom... foot: render, whom victory (righteousness often bears this sense) attends wherever he goes. Read at the end, His sword makes them like dust, his bow like driven chaff.

Isaiah 41:3. So swift his march that he seems not to touch the road with his feet.