Ésaïe 41:5

5 Les îles le voient, et sont dans la crainte, Les extrémités de la terre tremblent: Ils s'approchent, ils viennent.

Ésaïe 41:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared
Not the victory which Abraham got over the kings; nor Cyrus's expedition against Babylon, and other nations, and his deliverance of the Jews; but the progress of the Gospel, through the ministry of the Apostle Paul: the idolatrous inhabitants of the Gentile nations saw great multitudes embracing and professing the Gospel; they saw their idols neglected, and their temples abandoned; they feared what would be the consequence of all this, that their old religion their fathers retained, and they were brought up in, would be abolished; and especially a panic seized the priests on this account, whose livelihood depended upon it: the ends of the earth were afraid;
for the sound of the Gospel by him, and other apostles, went into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world, ( Romans 10:18 ) meaning the inhabitants that dwelt in the furthest parts of the earth, where ignorance and idolatry wholly reigned: they drew near, and came: not to God, nor to Abraham, or Cyrus; rather to their gods, to exert themselves in the defence of their religion; or, which is best, they got together to consult what was proper to be done on such an emergency.

Ésaïe 41:5 In-Context

3 Il s'est mis à leur poursuite, il a parcouru avec bonheur Un chemin que son pied n'avait jamais foulé.

4 Qui a fait et exécuté ces choses? C'est celui qui a appelé les générations dès le commencement, Moi, l'Eternel, le premier Et le même jusqu'aux derniers âges.

5 Les îles le voient, et sont dans la crainte, Les extrémités de la terre tremblent: Ils s'approchent, ils viennent.

6 Ils s'aident l'un l'autre, Et chacun dit à son frère: Courage!

7 Le sculpteur encourage le fondeur; Celui qui polit au marteau encourage celui qui frappe sur l'enclume; Il dit de la soudure: Elle est bonne! Et il fixe l'idole avec des clous, pour qu'elle ne branle pas.