Isaiah 26:7

Isaiah 26:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
• New International Version (NIV)The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The way of the just is uprightness; O Most Upright, You weigh the path of the just.

Context of Isaiah 26:7

5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low, he layeth it low to the ground, he bringeth it even to the dust. 6The foot shall tread it down, — the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor. The way of the just is uprightness: thou, the Upright, dost make the path of the just even. 8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial. 9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:7 word by word

אֹ֥רַח לַצַּדִּ֖יק מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים יָשָׁ֕ר מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק תְּפַלֵּֽס׃Read the interlinear

• wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• Uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• makeפָּלַסpâlas · weighH6424

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:7

• Isaiah 35:8And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go [this] way — even fools, — shall not err [therein].
• 1 Chronicles 29:17And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.
• Job 27:5Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
• Psalms 18:23And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.
• Proverbs 20:7The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.
• Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.
• 1 John 3:7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
• Job 31:6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)
• Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Psalms 11:4Jehovah [is] in the temple of his holiness; Jehovah, — his throne is in the heavens: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.
• Zephaniah 3:5The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The way of the just is uprightness - The Hebrew is literally, The way to the just is uprightness;‘ the word way‘ probably refers to God‘s way, or his dealings with the righteous. The sentiment is, that his dealings with them are just; that though they are afflicted and oppressed, yet that his ways are right, and they will yet perceive it. This is language supposed to be used by the captive Jews after they had seen the proud city of Babylon taken, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7God will do what is right for those who follow his path, even if they suffer a bit longer (see Proverbs 24:16). One day, they will find peace and honesty (see Proverbs 2:8–9; 15:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. uprightness--rather, "is direct," that is, is directed by God to a prosperous issue, however many be their afflictions in the meantime (as in the case of the Jewish exiles); the context requires this sense (Psa 34:19; Pr 3:6; 11:5), [Maurer]: thus "way" means God's dealings with the righteous (Psa 37:23). most upright--(De 32:4). dost weigh--(1Sa 2:3; Pr 5:21). Rather, "thou dost make plain and level" [Maurer], removing all obstacles (Is 40:3, 4).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