New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 26:2
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; He sets up walls and ramparts for security. Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter, The one that remains faithful. 3The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. 4Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:2 word by word
פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:2
- Isaiah 60:11Your gates will be open continually; They will not be closed day or night, So that people may bring you the wealth of the nations, With their kings led in procession.
- Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates, Clear a way for the people! Build up, build up the highway, Remove the stones, lift up a flag over the peoples.
- Psalms 118:20This is the gate of the Lord; The righteous will enter through it.
- Ezekiel 48:31shall be the gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and the gate of Levi, one.
- Zechariah 8:20“The Lord of armies says this: ‘It will yet turn out that peoples will come, that is, the inhabitants of many cities.
- Acts 2:47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
- 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.
- Exodus 19:6and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”
- Deuteronomy 4:6So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
- Psalms 106:5So that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the joy of Your nation, That I may boast with Your inheritance.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
- 2 Peter 3:13But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.
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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