Isaiah 51:13

And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
forgettest	וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח va.tish.Kach	H7911	to mislay · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
maker	עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ 'o.Se.kha	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
forth	נוֹטֶ֣ה no.Teh	H5186	to stretch or spread out · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
heavens	שָׁמַיִם֮ sha.ma.Yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural absolute
foundations	וְיֹסֵ֣ד ve.yo.Sed	H3245	to set (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
earth	אָרֶץ֒ 'a.Retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
feared	וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד va.te.fa.Ched	H6342	to be startled (by a sudden alarm) · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
continually	תָּמִ֜יד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
day	הַיּ֗וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
because	מִפְּנֵי֙ mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
fury	חֲמַ֣ת cha.Mat	H2534	heat · noun, common feminine singular construct
oppressor	הַמֵּצִ֔יק ha.me.Tzik	H6693	to compress · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
if	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר ka.'a.Sher	H834	who · preposition + relative particle
ready	כּוֹנֵ֖ן ko.Nen	H3559	properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
destroy	לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית le.hash.Chit	H7843	to decay · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
fury	חֲמַ֥ת cha.Mat	H2534	heat · noun, common feminine singular construct
oppressor	הַמֵּצִֽיק ha.me.Tzik	H6693	to compress · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 104:2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Isaiah 17:10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant plea…
Isaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a cu…
Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Job 9:8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the he…
Isaiah 48:13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up toget…
Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

In these verses we have, I. A prayer that God would, in his providence, appear and act for the deliverance of his people and the mortification of his and their enemies. Awake, awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Isa 51:9. The arm of the Lord is Christ, or it is put for God himself, as Psa 44:23. Awake! why sleepest thou? He that keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps; but, when we pray that he would awake, we mean that he would make it to appear that he watches over his people and is always awake to do them good. The arm of the Lord is said to awake when the power of God exerts itself with more than ordinary vigour on his people's behalf. When a hand or arm is benumbed we say, It is…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:13

(Isa 40:12, Isa 40:26, Isa 40:28), the same argument of comfort drawn from the omnipotence of the Creator. as if . . . ready, &c.--literally, "when he directs," namely, his arrow, to destroy (Psa 21:12; Psa 7:13; Psa 11:2) [MAURER].

John Gill on Isaiah 51:13

And forgettest the Lord thy Maker,.... That he is thy Maker, and therefore is able to protect and preserve thee; when the fear of man prevails God is forgotten, his power, his providence, his promises, and past instances of divine favour and goodness; were these more frequently recollected, considered, and thought of, they would prove an antidote against the fear of men; and especially when it is observed, that he that is our Maker is he that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; these are amazing works of his hands; and what is it that he cannot do that has made these? these he upholds and maintains in being, and does all things in them as he pleases, and…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 51:13

And hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker. It is not enough to imagine that there is some God, but we ought to acknowledge and embrace him as ours. When he calls him "Maker," this must not be understood to refer to universal creation, but to spiritual regeneration, as we have already explained under other passages. In this sense Paul calls us (to poiema) "the workmanship of God," (Ephesians 2:10,) because he hath created us to every good work. Thus, if we remember our creation and adoption, these beginnings may encourage us to hope for continued progress, that we may not be ungrateful to God, when he has proved his veracity by undoubted experience. Who hath stretched out the heavens and founded…

The Church Fathers

And David being taught this, and knowing that the Lord's hand was nothing else than Wisdom, he says in the psalm, "In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creation." Solomon also received the same from God and said, "The Lord by wisdom founded the earth." And John, knowing that the Word was the hand and the Wisdom, preached, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … without him was not anything made."
— Athanasius of Alexandria, DEFENCE OF THE NICENE DEFINITION 4

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Dictionary and topics

Isaiah, Book Of — I. Chapters 1-5 contain Isaiah’s prophecies in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, foretelling that the present prosperity of Judah should be destroyed, and that Israel should be brought to desolation.…
Cowardice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Forgetting God · Power to — Power to
Persecution · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 51:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:13

John Gill on Isaiah 51:13

John Calvin on Isaiah 51:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 51:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:9-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 51:13

John Gill on Isaiah 51:13

John Calvin on Isaiah 51:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 51:12-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 51:13

Rashi on Isaiah 51:13