New International Version
Isaiah 26:2
2Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter.
Context of Isaiah 26:2
1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. 3You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
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פִּתְח֖וּ שְׁעָרִ֑ים וְיָבֹ֥א גוֹי־צַדִּ֖יק שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֱמֻנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 26:2
- Isaiah 60:11Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
- Isaiah 62:10Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations.
- Psalms 118:20This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
- Ezekiel 48:31the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.
- Zechariah 8:20This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,
- Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
- 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.
- Exodus 19:6you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
- Deuteronomy 4:6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
- Psalms 106:5that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- 2 Peter 3:13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Jude 1:3Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
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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