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World English Bible

Isaiah 26 (WEBP)

[1] In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.
[2] Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.
[3] You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
[4] Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.
[5] For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.
[6] The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
[7] The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.
[8] Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
[9] With my soul I have desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me I will seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
[10] Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see Yahweh’s majesty.
[11] Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.
[12] Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.
[13] Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but we will only acknowledge your name.
[14] The dead shall not live. The departed spirits shall not rise. Therefore you have visited and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish.
[15] You have increased the nation, O Yahweh. You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land.
[16] Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
[17] Just as a woman with child, who draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain and cries out in her pangs, so we have been before you, Yahweh.
[18] We have been with child. We have been in pain. We gave birth, it seems, only to wind. We have not worked any deliverance on the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
[19] Your dead shall live. Their dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.
[20] Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
[21] For, behold, Yahweh comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 26 (KJVS)

[1] In that day shall this song be sung () in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint () for walls and bulwarks.
[2] Open () ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth () the truth may enter in. ()
[3] Thou wilt keep () him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed () on thee: because he trusteth () in thee.
[4] Trust () ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
[5] for he bringeth down () them that dwell () on high; the lofty () city, he layeth it low; () he layeth it low, () even to the ground; he bringeth () it even to the dust.
[6] The foot shall tread it down, () even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
[7] The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh () the path of the just.
[8] Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited () for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
[9] With my soul have I desired () thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: () for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants () of the world will learn () righteousness.
[10] Let favour be shewed () to the wicked, yet will he not learn () righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, () and will not behold () the majesty of the Lord.
[11] Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, () they will not see: () but they shall see, () and be ashamed () for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour () them.
[12] Lord, thou wilt ordain () peace for us: for thou also hast wrought () all our works in us.
[13] O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion () over us: but by thee only will we make mention () of thy name.
[14] They are dead, () they shall not live; () they are deceased, they shall not rise: () therefore hast thou visited () and destroyed () them, and made all their memory to perish. ()
[15] Thou hast increased () the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased () the nation: thou art glorified: () thou hadst removed it far () unto all the ends of the earth.
[16] Lord, in trouble have they visited () thee, they poured out () a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
[17] Like as a woman with child, that draweth near () the time of her delivery, () is in pain, () and crieth out () in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.
[18] We have been with child, () we have been in pain, () we have as it were brought forth () wind; we have not wrought () any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants () of the world fallen. ()
[19] Thy dead () men shall live, () together with my dead body shall they arise. () Awake () and sing, () ye that dwell () in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out () the dead.
[20] Come, () my people, enter () thou into thy chambers, and shut () thy doors about thee: hide () thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. ()
[21] For, behold, the Lord cometh out () of his place to punish () the inhabitants () of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose () her blood, and shall no more cover () her slain. ()

Isaiah 26:2 Heb. truths
Isaiah 26:3a Heb. peace, peace
Isaiah 26:3b Or, thought, or imagination
Isaiah 26:4 Heb. the rock of ages
Isaiah 26:11 Or, towards thy people
Isaiah 26:12 Or, for us
Isaiah 26:16 Heb. secret speech
Isaiah 26:21 Heb. bloods

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 26 (BYZ)

[1] τη ημερα εκεινη ασονται το ασμα τουτο επι γης ιουδα λεγοντες ιδου πολις οχυρα και σωτηριον ημων θησει τειχος και περιτειχος
[2] ανοιξατε πυλας εισελθατω λαος φυλασσων δικαιοσυνην και φυλασσων αληθειαν
[3] αντιλαμβανομενος αληθειας και φυλασσων ειρηνην οτι επι σοι
[4] ηλπισαν κυριε εως του αιωνος ο θεος ο μεγας ο αιωνιος
[5] ος ταπεινωσας κατηγαγες τους ενοικουντας εν υψηλοις πολεις οχυρας καταβαλεις και καταξεις εως εδαφους
[6] και πατησουσιν αυτους ποδες πραεων και ταπεινων
[7] οδος ευσεβων ευθεια εγενετο και παρεσκευασμενη η οδος των ευσεβων
[8] η γαρ οδος κυριου κρισις ηλπισαμεν επι τω ονοματι σου και επι τη μνεια
[9] η επιθυμει η ψυχη ημων εκ νυκτος ορθριζει το πνευμα μου προς σε ο θεος διοτι φως τα προσταγματα σου επι της γης δικαιοσυνην μαθετε οι ενοικουντες επι της γης
[10] πεπαυται γαρ ο ασεβης ου μη μαθη δικαιοσυνην επι της γης αληθειαν ου μη ποιηση αρθητω ο ασεβης ινα μη ιδη την δοξαν κυριου
[11] κυριε υψηλος σου ο βραχιων και ουκ ηδεισαν γνοντες δε αισχυνθησονται ζηλος λημψεται λαον απαιδευτον και νυν πυρ τους υπεναντιους εδεται
[12] κυριε ο θεος ημων ειρηνην δος ημιν παντα γαρ απεδωκας ημιν
[13] κυριε ο θεος ημων κτησαι ημας κυριε εκτος σου αλλον ουκ οιδαμεν το ονομα σου ονομαζομεν
[14] οι δε νεκροι ζωην ου μη ιδωσιν ουδε ιατροι ου μη αναστησωσιν δια τουτο επηγαγες και απωλεσας και ηρας παν αρσεν αυτων
[15] προσθες αυτοις κακα κυριε προσθες κακα πασιν τοις ενδοξοις της γης
[16] κυριε εν θλιψει εμνησθην σου εν θλιψει μικρα η παιδεια σου ημιν
[17] και ως η ωδινουσα εγγιζει του τεκειν και επι τη ωδινι αυτης εκεκραξεν ουτως εγενηθημεν τω αγαπητω σου δια τον φοβον σου κυριε
[18] εν γαστρι ελαβομεν και ωδινησαμεν και ετεκομεν πνευμα σωτηριας σου εποιησαμεν επι της γης αλλα πεσουνται οι ενοικουντες επι της γης
[19] αναστησονται οι νεκροι και εγερθησονται οι εν τοις μνημειοις και ευφρανθησονται οι εν τη γη η γαρ δροσος η παρα σου ιαμα αυτοις εστιν η δε γη των ασεβων πεσειται
[20] βαδιζε λαος μου εισελθε εις τα ταμιεια σου αποκλεισον την θυραν σου αποκρυβηθι μικρον οσον οσον εως αν παρελθη η οργη κυριου
[21] ιδου γαρ κυριος απο του αγιου επαγει την οργην επι τους ενοικουντας επι της γης και ανακαλυψει η γη το αιμα αυτης και ου κατακαλυψει τους ανηρημενους

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.