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Isaiah 41:1

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KEEP silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
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  1. Isaiah 1:18Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  2. Habakkuk 2:20Rank 2 from verse 1
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    20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

  3. Zechariah 2:13Rank 3 from verse 1
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    13Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

  4. Psalms 46:10Rank 4 from verse 1
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    10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  5. Isaiah 41:6–7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

    7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

  6. Isaiah 11:11Rank 6 from verse 1
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    11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

  7. Isaiah 34:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1COME near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

  8. Job 38:3Rank 8 from verse 1
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    3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

  9. Job 40:7–10Rank 9 from verse 1
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    7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

    8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

    9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

    10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

  10. Joel 3:10–11Rank 10 from verse 1
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    10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

    11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.

  11. Isaiah 41:21–22Rank 11 from verse 1
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    21Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

    22Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

  12. Isaiah 48:16Rank 12 from verse 1
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    16¶ Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

  13. Isaiah 49:1Rank 13 from verse 1
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    1LISTEN, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

  14. Isaiah 50:8Rank 14 from verse 1
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    8He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

  15. Isaiah 8:9–10Rank 15 from verse 1
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    9¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

    10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  16. Job 23:3–7Rank 16 from verse 1
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    3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

    4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

    5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

    6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

    7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  17. Job 31:35–36Rank 17 from verse 1
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    35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

    36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

  18. Micah 6:1–3Rank 18 from verse 1
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    1HEAR ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

    2Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

    3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

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Isaiah 41:1

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

silence

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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

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COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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renew

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To make new again; to restore, re-establish, revive, strengthen, or begin again.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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40:31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

41:1KEEP silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

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41:2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

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