Isaiah 26:15

Isaiah 26:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)You have enlarged the nation, Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you have increased the nation, O Lord, you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have increased the nation, O Lord, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land.

Context of Isaiah 26:15

13O Lord, our God, you are not the only master to rule us, but we acknowledge only you. 14The wicked are dead. They are no longer alive. The spirits of the dead won’t rise. You have punished them, destroyed them, and wiped out all memory of them. You have expanded the nation, O Lord. You have expanded the nation. You are honored. You have extended all the land’s boundaries. 16O Lord, the people have come to you in trouble. They were humbled by oppression, by your discipline upon them. 17O Lord, when we are with you, we are like pregnant women ready to give birth. They writhe and cry out in their labor pains.

Isaiah 26:15 word by word

יָסַ֤פְתָּ לַגּוֹי֙ יְהוָ֔ה יָסַ֥פְתָּ לַגּ֖וֹי נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ רִחַ֖קְתָּ כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast increasedיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• the nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou art glorifiedכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• all the endsקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:15

• Isaiah 9:3You will expand the nation and increase its happiness. It will be happy in your presence like those who celebrate the harvest or rejoice when dividing loot.
• Isaiah 10:22Although your people Israel may be as ⌞numerous as⌟ the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will return. Destruction will be complete and fair.
• Genesis 12:2I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
• Genesis 13:16I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants.
• Numbers 23:10The descendants of Jacob are like specks of dust. Who can count them or number even one-fourth of the people of Israel? Let me die the death of innocent people. Let my end be like theirs.”
• Deuteronomy 10:22When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were 70 of them. Now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
• Nehemiah 9:23You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky. You brought them into the land you told their parents to enter and possess.
• Jeremiah 30:19The people who live there will sing songs of praise, and the sound of laughter will be heard from there. I’ll make them numerous, and their number won’t decrease. I’ll bring them honor, and they won’t be considered unimportant.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this. Rejoice, you deep places of the earth. Break into shouts of joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree in them. The Lord has reclaimed Jacob. He will display his glory in Israel.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands.
• Psalms 86:9All the nations that you have made will bow in your presence, O Lord. They will honor you.
• John 12:23Jesus replied to them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• John 13:31When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “The Son of Man is now glorified, and because of him God is glorified.
• John 15:8You give glory to my Father when you produce a lot of fruit and therefore show that you are my disciples.
• John 17:1After saying this, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time is here. Give your Son glory so that your Son can give you glory.
• Revelation 11:15When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou hast increased the nation - That is, the Jewish nation (see the note at Isaiah 9:3). The nation was not only enlarged by its regular increase of population, but many converts attended them on their return from Babylon, and probably many came in from surrounding nations on the rebuilding of their capital. Thou hadst removed it far … - Or rather, thou hast extended far all the borders of the land. The word rendered removed‘ (רחק râchaq ) means usually…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Every creature, every business, any way serviceable to our comfort, God makes to be so; he makes that work for us which seemed to make against us. They had been slaves of sin and Satan; but by the Divine grace they were taught to look to be set free from all former masters. The cause opposed to God and his kingdom will sink at last. See our need of afflictions. Before, prayer came drop by drop; now they pour it out, it comes now like water…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15This verse is a confident expression of thanks for God’s blessings. In Isaiah’s time, during King Hezekiah’s prosperous reign, the borders of the nation of Israel were extended, and people gave glory to God for his great deeds.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. hast--prophetical preterite (Is 9:3). hast removed ... far ... ends of ... earth--rather, "Thou hast extended far all the borders of the land" [Vitringa].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:15

• God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Far; Farther
• Glorify
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Salvation

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