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Isaiah 26:2
2Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in.
Isaiah 26:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
- New International Version (NIV)Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
Context of Isaiah 26:2
1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation doth he appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in. 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed [on thee], for he confideth in thee. 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages.
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פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:2
- Isaiah 60:11And thy gates shall stand open continually: (they shall not be shut day nor night,) that the wealth of the nations may be brought unto thee, and that their kings may be led [to thee].
- Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples.
- Psalms 118:20This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein.
- Ezekiel 48:31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
- Zechariah 8:20Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
- Acts 2:47praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.
- Revelation 21:24And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it.
- Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever — the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
- Exodus 19:6and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:6And ye shall keep and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Verily this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- Psalms 106:5That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
- 2 Peter 3:13But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.
- Revelation 5:9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
- Jude 1:3Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting [you] to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Commentaries on Isaiah 26:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The righteous nation - The converted Gentiles shall have the gates opened - a full entrance into all the glories and privileges of the Gospel; being fellow heirs with the converted Jews. The Jewish peculiarity is destroyed, for the middle wall of partition is broken down. The truth - The Gospel itself - as the fulfillment of all the ancient types, shadows, and ceremonies; and therefore termed the truth, in opposition to all those shadowy rites and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Open ye the gates - This is probably the language of a chorus responding to the sentiment in Isaiah 26:1. The captive people are returning; and this cry is made that the gates of the city may be thrown open, and that they may be permitted to enter without obstruction (compare Psalm 24:7, Psalm 24:9; Psalm 118:19). That the righteous nation which keepeth the truth - Who, during their long captivity and contact with pagan nations, have not apostatized from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Open access is given to all who, like God and his Messiah, are righteous and faithful. The citizens of true Zion are committed to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Address of the returning people to the gates of Jerusalem (type of the heavenly city, He 12:22); (Psa 24:7, 9; 118:19). Antitypically (Re 22:14; 21:25, 27). righteous nation--that had not apostatized during the captivity. Horsley translates, "The nation of the Just One," namely, the Jews.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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