Isaiah 26:21

Isaiah 26:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
• New International Version (NIV)See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it, and will no more cover its slain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.

Context of Isaiah 26:21

19Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits. 20Come, my people, enter your rooms And close your doors behind you; Hide for a little while Until indignation runs its course. For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.

Isaiah 26:21 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ לִפְקֹ֛ד עֲוֹ֥ן יֹֽשֵׁב־הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֑יו וְגִלְּתָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־דָּמֶ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֥ה ע֖וֹד עַל־הֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• For beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from His placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for their wrongdoingעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• revealגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• her bloodshedדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• And will noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• her slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:21

• Isaiah 18:4For this is what the Lord has told me: “I will quietly look from My dwelling place Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
• Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone.
• Ezekiel 8:6And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations!”
• Ezekiel 9:3Then the glory of the God of Israel ascended from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen at whose waist was the scribe’s kit.
• Ezekiel 10:3Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner courtyard.
• Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be no one to rescue.
• Micah 1:3For behold, the Lord is coming forth from His place. He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
• Jude 1:14It was also about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord has come with many thousands of His holy ones,
• Genesis 4:10Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
• Numbers 35:32And you shall not accept a ransom for one who has fled to his city of refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest.
• Job 16:18“Earth, do not cover my blood, And may there be no resting place for my cry.
• Ezekiel 24:7For her blood is in her midst; She placed it on the bare rock; She did not pour it on the ground To cover it with dust.
• Luke 11:40You foolish ones, did He who made the outside not make the inside also?
• Revelation 6:9When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
• Revelation 16:6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The earth also shall disclose her blood - Crimes of cruelty and oppression, which have passed away from the eyes of men, God will bring into judgment, and exact punishment for them. O what a reckoning will the kingdoms of the earth have with God, for the torrents of blood which they have shed for the gratification of the lust of power and ambition! Who shall live when he doeth this?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place - That is, from heaven, which is the dwelling-place or residence of God Psalm 115:3; Ezekiel 3:12; Micah 1:3. When God executes vengeance, he is represented as coming from his abode, his dwelling-place, his capitol, as a monarch goes forth to war to destroy his foes. To punish the inhabitants of the earth - The land of Chaldea, or of Babylon. The earth also shall disclose her blood - Blood, in the Scriptures…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The wicked hold power now, but their oppressive rule will end on the day of the Lord's wrath. On that day, he will punish them for their sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Mi 1:3; Jude 14). disclose ... blood--(Ge 4:10, 11; Job 16:18; Eze 24:7, 8). All the innocent blood shed, and all other wrongs done, so long seemingly with impunity, shall then be avenged (Re 16:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:21

• Homicide
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Daniel, Book of
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Salvation
• bloodshed
• slay, slain, slaughter, kill, murder

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