Isaiah 26:15

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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 26:15

13O Lord our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship. 14Those we served before are dead and gone. Their departed spirits will never return! You attacked them and destroyed them, and they are long forgotten. 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! 16Lord, in distress we searched for you. We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline. 17Just as a pregnant woman writhes and cries out in pain as she gives birth, so were we in your presence, Lord.

Isaiah 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 will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing the plunder.
• Isaiah 10:22But though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore, only a remnant of them will return. The Lord has rightly decided to destroy his people.
• Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
• Genesis 13:16And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted!
• Numbers 23:10Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people? Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs.”
• Deuteronomy 10:22When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky!
• Nehemiah 9:23You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors.
• Jeremiah 30:19There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; I will honor them, not despise them.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done this wondrous thing. Shout for joy, O depths of the earth! Break into song, O mountains and forests and every tree! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob and is glorified in Israel.
• Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
• Psalms 86:9All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name.
• John 12:23Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.
• John 13:31As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him.
• John 15:8When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.
• John 17:1After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever 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

Topics related to Isaiah 26:15

• God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Far; Farther
• Glorify
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Salvation

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