Isaiah 26:6

Isaiah 26:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy."
• New King James Version (NKJV)The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it.

Context of Isaiah 26:6

4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. 5He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor. 7The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. 8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.

Isaiah 26:6 word by word

תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה רָ֑גֶל רַגְלֵ֥י עָנִ֖י פַּעֲמֵ֥י דַלִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall tread it downרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
• of the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• the stepsפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• of the needyדַּלdal · poorH1800

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:6

• Isaiah 25:10The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure.
• Isaiah 37:25I have dug wells in foreign lands and drunk the water there. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.’
• Isaiah 60:14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
• Jeremiah 50:45Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate.
• Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’
• Zephaniah 3:11On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from you your arrogant boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.
• Malachi 4:3Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.
• Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
• Luke 10:19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
• Revelation 2:26To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
• Revelation 3:9I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor - That is, evidently, those who had been despised by them, and who had been overcome and oppressed by them. The obvious reference here is to the Jews who had been captives there. The idea is not necessarily that the poor‘ referred to here I would be among the conquerors, but that when the Babylonians should be overcome, and their city destroyed, those who were then oppressed should be in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Justice finally occurs when the needy walk all over the ruins of the city where the proud have perished.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. poor--(Is 25:4), the once afflicted Jewish captives. "Foot shall tread," is figurative for exulting in the fall of God's enemies (Re 18:20).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