ישעיהו מא:ו פירוש: רש״י ואבן עזרא

Each one...his fellow etc. He shall say, “Strengthen yourself” for war, perhaps their gods will protect them [lit. stand up for them].

They help¹¹A. V., They helped. every one, etc. All islands, all men, and all nations are now more anxious to worship idols, believing that they can thus be delivered out of the hands of Cyrus.