Isaiah 41:11 (KJV)

Passage

Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 41:9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

Isaiah 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

Isaiah 41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "incensed", "against", "thee", "shall", "ashamed", and "confounded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "incensed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Fear thou not for I am with..." into verse 12's "Thou shalt seek them and shalt not...", so "behold" and "incensed" 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 "behold" and "incensed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.