Isaiah 26:20

Isaiah 26:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
• New International Version (NIV)Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you; Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past.

Context of Isaiah 26:20

18We were pregnant; we writhed with labor pains only to give birth to the wind. We weren’t able to bring salvation to the land, and no new people were born on earth. 19Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead. My people, go to your rooms, and shut the doors behind you. Hide for a little while until his fury has ended. 21The Lord is going to come out from his dwelling place to punish those who live on earth for their sins. The earth will uncover the blood shed on it and will no longer cover up its dead bodies.

Isaiah 26:20 word by word

לֵ֤ךְ עַמִּי֙ בֹּ֣א בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָ וּֽסְגֹ֥ר דְּלָתְךָ֖ בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָ חֲבִ֥י כִמְעַט־רֶ֖גַע עַד־יַעֲבָר זָֽעַם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thou into thy chambersחֶ֫דֶרcheder · chamberH2315
• and shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• thy doorsדָּלָהdeleth · doorH1817
• about thee: hideחָבָהchâbâh · to hideH2247
• thyself as it were for a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
• until the indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• be overpastעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:20

• Isaiah 51:4Pay attention to me, my people. Open your ears to hear me, my nation. My teachings will go out from me. My justice will become a light for the people.
• Jeremiah 7:23But I did tell them this, ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Live the way I told you to live so that things will go well for you.’
• Jeremiah 31:14I will satisfy the priests with rich food. My people will be filled with my blessings,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 32:18My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.
• Genesis 7:1The Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ship with your whole family because I have seen that you alone are righteous among the people of today.
• Exodus 12:22Take the branch of a hyssop plant, dip it in the blood which is in a bowl, and put some of the blood on the top and sides of the doorframes ⌞of your houses⌟. No one may leave the house until morning.
• Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyous songs of salvation. Selah
• Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe.
• Ezekiel 11:15“Son of man, the people who live in Jerusalem are talking about your own relatives and about the entire nation of Israel. The people who live in Jerusalem say, ‘They are far away from the Lord. This land has been given to us as our own property.’
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were not willing!
• Matthew 6:6When you pray, go to your room and close the door. Pray privately to your Father who is with you. Your Father sees what you do in private. He will reward you.
• Psalms 17:8Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
• Psalms 27:5He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He sets me high on a rock.
• Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues.
• Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord. I come to you for protection.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Comes my people, enter thou into thy chambers - An exhortation to patience and resignation under oppression, with a confident expectation of deliverance by the power of God manifestly to be exerted in the destruction of the oppressor. It seems to be an allusion to the command of Moses to the Israelites, when the destroying angel was to go through the land of Egypt, "not to go out at the door of their houses until the morning;" Exodus 12:22. And before the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Come, my people - This is an epilogue (Rosenmuller), in which the choir addresses the people, and entreats them to be tranquil during that convulsion by which their oppressors would be punished, and the way made for their deliverance. The image is taken from seeking a shelter when a storm rages, until its fury is spent. The address is to the captive Jews in Babylon. The tempest that would rage would be the wars and commotions by which Babylon was to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 ,21 When dangers threaten, it is good to retire and lie hid; when we commend ourselves to God to hide us, he will hide us either under heaven or in heaven. Thus we shall be safe and happy in the midst of tribulations. It is but for a short time, as it were for a little moment; when over, it will seem as nothing. God's place is the mercy-seat; there he delights to be: when he punishes, he comes out of his place, for he has no pleasure in the death…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20God will punish the wicked, so the faithful should go home and avoid trouble.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. enter ... chambers--When God is about to take vengeance on the ungodly, the saints shall be shut in by Him in a place of safety, as Noah and his family were in the days of the flood (Ge 7:16), and as Israel was commanded not to go out of doors on the night of the slaying of the Egyptian first-born (Ex 12:22, 23; Psa 31:20; 83:3). The saints are calmly and confidently to await the issue (Ex 14:13, 14).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:20

• Faith
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Moment
• Overpass
• 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