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Isaiah 26:21
21For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Isaiah 26:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it, and will no more cover its slain.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.
Context of Isaiah 26:21
19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. 20Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past. For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:21 word by word
כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ לִפְקֹ֛ד עֲוֹ֥ן יֹֽשֵׁב־הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֑יו וְגִלְּתָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־דָּמֶ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֥ה ע֖וֹד עַל־הֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear
- placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
- slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:21
- Isaiah 18:4For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: I will take my rest, and I will observe from my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.
- Ezekiel 8:6And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, to cause [me] to go far off from my sanctuary? And yet again thou shalt see great abominations.
- Ezekiel 9:3And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink-horn by his side;
- Ezekiel 10:3And the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
- Hosea 5:14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
- Micah 1:3For behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with [the] angels of his power,
- Jude 1:14And Enoch, [the] seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the] Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,
- Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
- Numbers 35:32And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that hath fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
- Job 16:18O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!
- Ezekiel 24:7for her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.
- Luke 11:40Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?
- Revelation 6:9And when it opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held;
- Revelation 16:6for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.
Commentaries on Isaiah 26:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The earth also shall disclose her blood - Crimes of cruelty and oppression, which have passed away from the eyes of men, God will bring into judgment, and exact punishment for them. O what a reckoning will the kingdoms of the earth have with God, for the torrents of blood which they have shed for the gratification of the lust of power and ambition! Who shall live when he doeth this?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place - That is, from heaven, which is the dwelling-place or residence of God Psalm 115:3; Ezekiel 3:12; Micah 1:3. When God executes vengeance, he is represented as coming from his abode, his dwelling-place, his capitol, as a monarch goes forth to war to destroy his foes. To punish the inhabitants of the earth - The land of Chaldea, or of Babylon. The earth also shall disclose her blood - Blood, in the Scriptures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The wicked hold power now, but their oppressive rule will end on the day of the Lord's wrath. On that day, he will punish them for their sins.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Mi 1:3; Jude 14). disclose ... blood--(Ge 4:10, 11; Job 16:18; Eze 24:7, 8). All the innocent blood shed, and all other wrongs done, so long seemingly with impunity, shall then be avenged (Re 16:6).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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