Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Parallel translations
- WEB You came near in the day that I called on you; you said, “Don’t be afraid.”
- BSB You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
- NKJV You drew near on the day I called on You, And said, “Do not fear!”
- NASB You came near on the day I called to You; You said, “Do not fear!”
- NLT Yes, you came when I called; you told me, “Do not fear.”
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Quick answer
God drew near when called and said, 'Don't be afraid.'
Overview
In answer to prayer, God comes near and speaks the reassuring word, 'Don't be afraid.' This nearness of God is the heart of the believer's comfort in distress. It anticipates Immanuel, 'God with us,' whose repeated word to His people is 'Fear not' (Isa. 41:10; Matt. 28:20).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Jas 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
- Isa 41:10Fear 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.
- Isa 58:9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
- Rev 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
- Isa 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isa 43:1–2But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
- Ps 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- Acts 18:9Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
- Acts 27:24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
- Jer 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
- Ps 69:18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
- Rev 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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