Isaiah 41:6 (ASV)

Passage

They help every one his neighbor; and [every one] saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.

Isaiah 41:5 The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.

Isaiah 41:6 They help every one his neighbor; and [every one] saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

Isaiah 41:7 So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that is should not be moved.

Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "help", "neighbor", "saith", "brother", "good", and "courage". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "help" and "neighbor", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "The isles have seen and fear the..." into verse 7's "So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith and...", so "help" and "neighbor" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "help" and "neighbor" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.