Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Isa 26:1 |
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; He sets up walls and ramparts for [fn]security. |
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Isa 26:2 |
"Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, The one that [fn]remains faithful. |
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Isa 26:3 |
"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. |
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Isa 26:4 |
"Trust in the LORD forever, For in [fn]GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock. |
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Isa 26:5 |
"For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust. |
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Isa 26:6 |
"The foot will trample it, The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless." |
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Isa 26:7 |
The way of the righteous is smooth; O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level. |
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Isa 26:8 |
Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls. |
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Isa 26:9 |
At night [fn]my soul longs for You, Indeed, [fn]my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth [fn]experiences Your judgments The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. |
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Isa 26:10 |
Though the wicked is shown favor, He does not learn righteousness; He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness, And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD. |
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Isa 26:11 |
O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it. [fn]They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, [fn]fire will devour Your enemies. |
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Isa 26:12 |
LORD, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all our works. |
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Isa 26:13 |
O LORD our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we [fn]confess Your name. |
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Isa 26:14 |
The dead will not live, the [fn]departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And You have wiped out all remembrance of them. |
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Isa 26:15 |
You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land. |
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Isa 26:16 |
O LORD, they sought You in distress; They [fn]could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them. |
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Isa 26:17 |
As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains, Thus were we before You, O LORD. |
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Isa 26:18 |
We were pregnant, we writhed in labor, We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind. We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth, Nor were inhabitants of the world [fn]born. |
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Isa 26:19 |
Your dead will live; [fn]Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the [fn]dawn, And the earth will [fn]give birth to the [fn]departed spirits. |
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Isa 26:20 |
Come, my people, enter into your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little [fn]while Until indignation [fn]runs its course. |
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Isa 26:21 |
For behold, the LORD is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain. |
NASB Footnotes:
- (26:1) Or, salvation
- (26:2) Literally: keeps faithfulness
- (26:4) Hebrew: Y\AH,/ usually rendered LORD
- (26:9) Literally: with my soul I long
- (26:9) Literally: with my spirit...I seek
- (26:9) Literally: has
- (26:11) Or, Let them see...and be
- (26:11) Or, let the fire for Your adversaries devour them
- (26:13) Or, cause to be remembered
- (26:14) Or, shades
- (26:16) Literally: sound forth a whisper
- (26:18) Literally: fallen
- (26:19) So with some ancient versions; Heb My
- (26:19) Literally: lights
- (26:19) Literally: cause to fall
- (26:19) Or, shades
- (26:20) Literally: moment
- (26:20) Literally: passes over
