Isaiah 26:6

Isaiah 26:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
• New International Version (NIV)Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.”

Context of Isaiah 26:6

4Trust in the Lord now and for ever! The Almighty Lord will always be our strong Rock. 5He brings down low the proud people who live in high places. He destroys their cities. He knocks down their cities so that they fall to the ground and become dust. The poor people and the helpless people will walk all over it. 7Righteous people walk on a path that is flat. You make their path straight, Lord. 8Yes, Lord, as we follow the path of your justice, we wait for you to help us. We really want people to know that you are great. We want them to praise your name.

Isaiah 26:6 word by word

תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה רָ֑גֶל רַגְלֵ֥י עָנִ֖י פַּעֲמֵ֥י דַלִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall tread it downרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• the stepsפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• of the needyדַּלdal · poorH1800

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:6

• Isaiah 25:10The Lord's power will bless this mountain. He will knock down Moab's people and he will walk all over them. He will walk on them, as if they are straw in a heap of dung.
• Isaiah 37:25I dug wells and they gave me water to drink. My army marched through all the rivers in Egypt, and the rivers became dry.’
• Isaiah 60:14The descendants of your cruel enemies will come to you. They will bend down low in front of you. Everybody who insulted you before will now give you honour. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion that is home for Israel's Holy God.’
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he called the men of Israel to meet there. He said to the officers of his army, ‘Put your feet on the necks of these kings.’ They did as he told them.
• Jeremiah 50:45So listen to me, the Lord! This is what I have decided to do to Babylon. Yes, this is the trouble that I will bring to the people of Babylonia. Soldiers will catch their children and take them away, like little lambs that they take from their mothers. I will completely destroy their homes.
• Daniel 7:27Then the holy people who belong to the Most High God will receive authority to rule as kings. They will have authority over all the kingdoms of the earth and all their great power. The kingdom of the Most High God will continue for ever. All rulers will serve him and obey him.”
• Zephaniah 3:11At that time, you will not have to be ashamed of the wrong things that you have done against me. But I will take away those who do not see anything wrong in themselves. Those people will not call each other “the people who live on God's holy mountain”.
• Malachi 4:3Then you will walk over the wicked people. They will be like ashes under your feet. That will happen on the day when I do these things.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Luke 1:51He has shown how strong he is to do great things. Some people think that they are very important. But he has sent them away in different directions.
• Luke 10:19Listen! I have given power to you. You will even stand on dangerous snakes and insects and you will have authority over all the power of the Devil. Nothing will hurt you.
• Romans 16:20God gives us peace in our minds. He will quickly help you to win against the power of Satan. I pray that our Lord Jesus will continue to be kind to you.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26Christian friends, remember the time when God called you to come to him. Think about what you were like. Not many of you were clever or powerful in the way that people think is good. Not many of you belonged to important families.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.
• Revelation 2:26Continue to obey me until the end and win the fight against Satan. If anyone does that, I will give him authority to rule over the nations of the world.
• Revelation 3:9Some people there say that they are Jews. But that is not true. They are telling lies. Instead, they belong to a group of Satan's people. I will cause those people to bend down low in front of you to give you honour. Then they will understand that I love you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor - That is, evidently, those who had been despised by them, and who had been overcome and oppressed by them. The obvious reference here is to the Jews who had been captives there. The idea is not necessarily that the poor‘ referred to here I would be among the conquerors, but that when the Babylonians should be overcome, and their city destroyed, those who were then oppressed should be in…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. 6Justice finally occurs when the needy walk all over the ruins of the city where the proud have perished.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. poor--(Is 25:4), the once afflicted Jewish captives. "Foot shall tread," is figurative for exulting in the fall of God's enemies (Re 18:20).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