God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 26:2
2Open the gates, and let the righteous nation come in, the nation that remains faithful.
Isaiah 26:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
- New International Version (NIV)Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
Context of Isaiah 26:2
1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. Its walls and fortifications provide safety. Open 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. 4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:2 word by word
פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:2
- Isaiah 60:11Your gates will always be open. They will never be closed day or night so that people may bring you the wealth of nations, with their kings led as prisoners.
- Isaiah 62:10Go through! Go through the gates! Prepare a way for the people! Build up! Build up the highway! Clear away the stones! Raise a flag for the people!
- Psalms 118:20This is the gate of the Lord through which righteous people will enter.
- Ezekiel 48:31The gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be Reuben Gate, Judah Gate, and Levi Gate.
- Zechariah 8:20This is what the Lord of Armies says: People and citizens from many cities are going to come.
- Acts 2:47At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
- 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.
- Exodus 19:6You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”
- Deuteronomy 4:6Faithfully obey these laws. This will show the people of the world your wisdom and insight. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, “What wise and insightful people there are in this great nation!”
- Psalms 106:5so that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, find joy in our people’s happiness, and brag with the people who belong to you.
- 1 Peter 2:9However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- 2 Peter 3:13But we look forward to what God has promised—a new heaven and a new earth—a place where everything that has God’s approval lives.
- Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Jude 1:3Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time.
Commentaries on Isaiah 26:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The righteous nation - The converted Gentiles shall have the gates opened - a full entrance into all the glories and privileges of the Gospel; being fellow heirs with the converted Jews. The Jewish peculiarity is destroyed, for the middle wall of partition is broken down. The truth - The Gospel itself - as the fulfillment of all the ancient types, shadows, and ceremonies; and therefore termed the truth, in opposition to all those shadowy rites and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Open ye the gates - This is probably the language of a chorus responding to the sentiment in Isaiah 26:1. The captive people are returning; and this cry is made that the gates of the city may be thrown open, and that they may be permitted to enter without obstruction (compare Psalm 24:7, Psalm 24:9; Psalm 118:19). That the righteous nation which keepeth the truth - Who, during their long captivity and contact with pagan nations, have not apostatized from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Open access is given to all who, like God and his Messiah, are righteous and faithful. The citizens of true Zion are committed to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Address of the returning people to the gates of Jerusalem (type of the heavenly city, He 12:22); (Psa 24:7, 9; 118:19). Antitypically (Re 22:14; 21:25, 27). righteous nation--that had not apostatized during the captivity. Horsley translates, "The nation of the Just One," namely, the Jews.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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