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

13Lord, our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we confess Your name. 14The dead will not live, the departed spirits will not rise; Therefore You have punished and destroyed them, And You have eliminated all remembrance of them. You have increased the nation, Lord, You have increased the nation, You are glorified; You have extended all the borders of the land. 16Lord, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them. 17As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth, She writhes and cries out in her labor pains; This is how we were before You, Lord.

Isaiah 26:15 word by word

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

• You have increasedיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• the nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• , Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• You are glorifiedכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• extendedרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the bordersקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:15

• Isaiah 9:3You will multiply the nation, You will increase their joy; They will rejoice in Your presence As with the joy of harvest, As people rejoice when they divide the spoils.
• Isaiah 10:22For though your people, Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, Only a remnant within them will return; A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
• Genesis 12:2And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;
• Genesis 13:16I will make your descendants as plentiful as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.
• Numbers 23:10Who has counted the dust of Jacob, Or the number of the fourth part of Israel? May I die the death of the upright, And may my end be like his!”
• Deuteronomy 10:22Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
• Nehemiah 9:23You made their sons as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
• Jeremiah 30:19From them will come a song of thanksgiving And the voices of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them and they will not decrease; I will honor them and they will not be insignificant.
• Isaiah 44:23Shout for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done it! Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth; Break into a shout of jubilation, you mountains, Forest, and every tree in it; For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He shows His glory.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
• Psalms 86:9All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord, And they will glorify Your name.
• John 12:23But Jesus answered them by saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• John 13:31Therefore when he had left, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;
• John 15:8My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.
• John 17:1Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You,
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign 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

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