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Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

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רָא֤וּravseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אִיִּים֙iyimislandאִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “island”, the ordinary formH339properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an islandcountry, isle, island.וְיִירָ֔אוּveyiravand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).קְצ֥וֹתqetsotcoastקָצָהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleהָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.יֶחֱרָ֑דוּyecheradvdiscomfitחָרַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “discomfit”, an unfinished actionH2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.קָרְב֖וּqarevvapproachקָרַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “approach”, a completed actionH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּןvayeetayunand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “and come”, the next action in the storyH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled; they drew near, and came.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Seen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.

World English Bible

The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.

Darby Translation

The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.

Douay-Rheims

The islands saw it, and feared, the ends of the earth were astonished, they drew near, and came.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled; they drew near, and came.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The nations saw, and feared; the ends of the earth drew nigh, and came together,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴδοσαν ἔθνη καὶ ἐφοβηθήσαν, τὰ ἄκρα τῆς γῆς ἤγγισαν, καὶ ἦλθον ἅμα,