New International Version
Isaiah 26:15
15You 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, you have made our nation great; yes, you have made us great. You have extended our borders, and we give you the glory!
Context of Isaiah 26:15
13Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. 14They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them. 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. 16Lord, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer. 17As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord.
Read all of Isaiah 26Isaiah 26:15 word by word
יָסַ֤פְתָּ לַגּוֹי֙ יְהוָ֔ה יָסַ֥פְתָּ לַגּ֖וֹי נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ רִחַ֖קְתָּ כָּל־קַצְוֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou hast increasedיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
- the nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thou art glorifiedכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
- all the endsקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:15
- Isaiah 9:3You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.
- Isaiah 10:22Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
- Genesis 12:2“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
- Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!”
- Deuteronomy 10:22Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
- Nehemiah 9:23You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess.
- Jeremiah 30:19From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
- Psalms 86:9All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
- John 12:23Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
- John 13:31When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.
- John 15:8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
- John 17:1After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever 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
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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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