Isaiah 41:6

6 Each one helps his neighbor; he says to his brother, "Take courage!"

Isaiah 41:6 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:6

They helped everyone his neighbour
By advice and counsel, by the best arguments they could make use of, to withstand the new religion, and defend the old one; to prevent the embracing the one, and relinquishing the other: and everyone said to his brother, be of good courage:
or, "be strong" {m}; they strengthened one another's hands in their idolatrous worship, encouraged each other to oppose the prevailing doctrine; urging, that the craft of some was in danger, and the religion of them all at stake, and their gods like to fall into contempt. An instance of this may be seen in Demetrius the craftsman at Ephesus, when the Gospel mightily prevailed there, who stirred up the workmen of the same craft with himself and the like, suggesting the loss of their business, and the dishonour reflected on their goddess Diana, should the apostle go on as he did; by which we may judge how it was, more or less, in other parts of the world; see ( Acts 19:20 Acts 19:23-28 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (qzx) "fortis esto, vel sis strenuus", Vatablus.

Isaiah 41:6 In-Context

4 Who has accomplished and done [this], calling the generations from [the] {beginning}? I, Yahweh, [am] first; and I [am] the one with [the] last.

5 [The] coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They have drawn near, and they have come.

6 Each one helps his neighbor; he says to his brother, "Take courage!"

7 And [the] artisan encourages [the] {goldsmith}, [the] one who makes smooth with [the] hammer [encourages the] one who strikes [the] anvil, saying of the soldering, "It [is] good!" And they strengthen it with nails [so] it cannot be knocked over.

8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the {offspring} of Abraham my {friend},

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "help"