Isaiah 41:20

20 so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

Isaiah 41:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 that they may see and know, may consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 I am doing this so all who see this miracle will understand what it means— that it is the LORD who has done this, the Holy One of Israel who created it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 Everyone will see this. No one can miss it - unavoidable, indisputable evidence That I, God, personally did this. It's created and signed by The Holy of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of Jehovah hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 People will see and know. Together they will consider and understand that the LORD's power has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 so that all may see and know, consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 Then people will see and know that my powerful hand has done it. They will consider and understand that I have created it. I am the Holy One of Israel."

Isaiah 41:20 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:20

That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand
together
Not the nations of the world, as Kimchi; but rather, as Aben Ezra, the poor and needy; who in all this, by subduing kingdoms and states, their enemies, supplying their wants when in the greatest distress, and in a marvellous manner, and converting sinners, might easily perceive, and so frankly own and acknowledge, as well as lay it to heart, and lay it up in their minds, and get understanding from it: that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel
hath created it;
for the things before said to be done carry in them plain marks of the hand of the Lord, and are as clear proofs of his almighty power, as what was done in the creation of all things; such as a worm to be made a threshing instrument, to beat down mountains and hills, kingdoms and states, and make them as chaff; rivers to be opened in high places, and all manner of excellent trees to be planted in a wilderness; and indeed the work of conversion is a creation work; men are by it made new creatures, and are manifestly the workmanship of the hand of God.

Isaiah 41:20 In-Context

18 I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.
19 I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
20 so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
22 “Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come,

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Exodus 6:7
  • 2. S Isaiah 29:24
  • 3. Ezra 7:6; Ezra 8:31; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 59:1; Isaiah 66:14; Jeremiah 32:17
  • 4. S ver 14; Isaiah 43:3,14
  • 5. S Isaiah 4:5; Job 12:9
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