Isaiah 41:5 (GNV)

Passage

The yles sawe it, and did feare, and the ends of the earth were abashed, drew neere, and came.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 41:3 He pursued them, and passed safely by the way that he had not gone with his feete.

Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it? he that calleth the generations from the beginning. I the Lord am the first, and with the last I am ye same.

Isaiah 41:5 The yles sawe it, and did feare, and the ends of the earth were abashed, drew neere, and came.

Isaiah 41:6 Euery man helped his neighbour, and saide to his brother, Be strong.

Isaiah 41:7 So the workeman comforted the founder, and he that smote with ye hammer, him that smote by course, saying, It is ready for the sodering, and he fastened it with nayles that it shoulde not be mooued.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yles", "sawe", "feare", "ends", "earth", "abashed", "drew", and "neere". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yles" and "sawe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Who hath wrought and done it he..." into verse 6's "Euery man helped his neighbour and saide...", so "yles" and "sawe" 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 "yles" and "sawe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.