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Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 41 · verse 10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Isaiah 41:10 · King James Version
What Isaiah 41:10 means
God says this to people staring at an army they can't beat. Look at how much of it is what he will do: strengthen, help, uphold. The command not to fear comes with a reason attached, and the reason is him, not you.
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Isaiah 41:10 in context
8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
12Thou 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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Joshua 1:9
- Isaiah 43:1-2
- Romans 8:31
- Deuteronomy 31:6-8
- Philippians 4:13
- Isaiah 40:29-31
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
- Isaiah 41:13-14
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenʼâmatsto be alert, physically or mentallyH553 →
- dismayedshâʻâhto gaze at or aboutH8159 →
- upholdtâmakto sustainH8551 →
- Fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- helpʻâzarto surroundH5826 →
- handyâmîynthe right hand or side of a person or other objectH3225 →
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The scope of these verses is to silence the fears, and encourage the faith, of the servants of God in their distresses. Perhaps it is intended, in the first place, for the support of God's Israel, in captivity; but all that faithfully serve God through patience and comfort of this scripture may have hope.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-20