Isaiah 26:1

Isaiah 26:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.

Context of Isaiah 26:1

On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. Its walls and fortifications provide safety. 2Open the gates, and let the righteous nation come in, the nation that remains faithful. 3With perfect peace you will protect those whose minds cannot be changed, because they trust you.

Isaiah 26:1 word by word

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יוּשַׁ֥ר הַשִּׁיר־הַזֶּ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה עִ֣יר עָז־לָ֔נוּ יְשׁוּעָ֥ה יָשִׁ֖ית חוֹמ֥וֹת וָחֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall this songשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• be sungשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• We have a strongעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• appointשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and bulwarksחֵלchêyl chêl · rampartH2426

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:1

• Isaiah 5:1Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Isaiah 27:1On that day the Lord will use his fierce and powerful sword to punish Leviathan, that slippery snake, Leviathan, that twisting snake. He will kill that monster which lives in the sea.
• Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will honor him.
• Numbers 21:17Then Israel sang this song about the well: “Make your water spring up! Sing to the well,
• Judges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song:
• 2 Samuel 22:1David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul.
• Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms. You will hear those who bring thank offerings to the Lord’s temple say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Armies because the Lord is good, because his mercy endures forever.’ I will restore the fortunes of the land to what they were before,” says the Lord.
• Ephesians 5:19by reciting psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs for your own good. Sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts.
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
• Ezra 3:11As they praised and gave thanks to the Lord, they sang antiphonally: “He is good; his mercy toward Israel endures forever.” Then all the people shouted, “Praise the Lord,” because the foundation for the house of the Lord had been laid.
• Psalms 137:3It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing. Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them. ⌞They said,⌟ “Sing a song from Zion for us!”
• Isaiah 60:18No longer will you hear about violence in your land or desolation and destruction within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Isaiah 62:11The Lord has announced to the ends of the earth: “Tell my people Zion, ‘Your Savior is coming. His reward is with him, and the people he has won arrive ahead of him.’ ”
• Psalms 31:21Thank the Lord! He has shown me the miracle of his mercy in a city under attack.
• Psalms 48:12Walk around Zion. Go around it. Count its towers.
• Zechariah 2:5I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord. I will be the glory within it.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We have a strong city - In opposition to the city of the enemy, which God hath destroyed, Isaiah 25:1-12; (note). See the note there. Salvation - for walls and bulwarks - וחל חומת chomsoth vachel, walls and redoubts, or the walls and the ditch. חל chel properly signifies the ditch or trench without the wall; see Kimchi. The same rabbin says, This song refers to the time of salvation, i.e., the days of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In that day shall this song be sung - By the people of God, on their restoration to their own land. We have a strong city - Jerusalem. This does not mean that it was then strongly fortified, but that God would guard it, and that thus it would be strong. Jerusalem was easily capable of being strongly fortified Psalm 25:2; but the idea here is, that Yahweh would be a protector, and that this would constitute its strength. Salvation will God appoint for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Divine mercies encourage to confidence in God. (Is. 26:1-4) His judgments. (Is. 26:5-11) His people exhorted to wait upon Him. (Is. 26:12-19) Deliverance promised. (Is. 26:20,21) Verses 1-4 "That day," seems to mean when the New Testament Babylon shall be levelled with the ground. The unchangeable promise and covenant of the Lord are the walls of the church of God. The gates of this city shall be open. Let sinners then be encouraged to join to the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The city refers to Zion, the eternal city of God, where the Lord is present to protect and bless his people (see Isaiah 1:8, 27; see also Psalm 46). Zion stands in direct contrast with the "fortified towns" of the nations (Isaiah 25:2; 26:5), which are helpless and reduced to "a heap of rubble." The walls of God's salvation protectively enclose his people. No one can harm them again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21As the overthrow of the apostate faction is described in the twenty-fifth chapter, so the peace of the faithful is here described under the image of a well-fortified city. 1. strong city--Jerusalem, strong in Jehovah's protection: type of the new Jerusalem (Psa 48:1-3), contrasted with the overthrow of the ungodly foe (Is 26:4-7, 12-14; Re 22:2, 10-12, &c.). salvation ... walls--(Is 60:18; Jr 3:23; Zec 2:5). Maurer translates, "Jehovah makes His help…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:1

• Bulwark
• Faith
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• That Day
• Bulwarks
• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment

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