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Don`t be afraid; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;
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The Ultimate Comfort
Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, highlight "Fear not: for I am with thee" as the "master-consolation." The ultimate antidote to fear is not a change in circumstances but the unwavering presence of God Himself. John Calvin adds that this promise is repeated because we are so prone to doubt, and our safety rests entirely in God's presence with us.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fear not—(see the note at Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14).
I will bring thy seed—Your children; your descendants. T…
19th Century
Anglican
From the east ... —Even from Isaiah’s standpoint, the dispersion of Israel might well be contemplated in all this wide extent. The…
Baptist
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the …
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16th Century
Protestant
Fear not. When Isaiah frequently repeats this exhortation, we should not consider it superfluous, for we know and feel how prone we are by…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Fear not, for I am with you With your ministers that preach the everlasting Gospel, to make it effectual to the conv…
God's favor and goodwill to his people speak abundant comfort to all believers. The new creature, wherever it is, is of God's forming. All who are …
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13th Century
Catholic
And now thus says the LORD. Here he shows them divine love through the remedies he granted them in their difficulties. This is d…
