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 les poursuit, il s'avance en paix par un chemin où il n'avait jamais mis les pieds.

4 Qui a fait et accompli ces choses? Celui qui appelle dès l'origine les générations; moi l'Éternel, le premier, qui suis aussi avec les derniers.

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 L'ouvrier encourage le fondeur; celui qui polit au marteau encourage celui qui frappe l'enclume; il dit de la soudure: elle est bonne; et il fixe l'idole avec des clous, pour qu'elle ne branle pas.