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.
• New International Version (NIV)Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
• 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.”

Context of Isaiah 26:6

4Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. 5He humbles the proud and brings down the arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust. The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it. 7But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them. 8Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.

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 25:10For the Lord’s hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem. But Moab will be crushed. It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot.
• Isaiah 37:25I have dug wells in many foreign lands and refreshed myself with their water. With the sole of my foot, I stopped up all the rivers of Egypt!’
• Isaiah 60:14The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Joshua 10:24When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.
• Jeremiah 50:45Listen to the Lord’s plans against Babylon and the land of the Babylonians. Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep, and their homes will be destroyed.
• Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.”
• Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, for you will no longer be rebels against me. I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. There will be no more haughtiness on my holy mountain.
• Malachi 4:3On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• Luke 1:51His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
• Luke 10:19Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
• James 2:5Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
• Revelation 2:26To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations.
• Revelation 3:9Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.

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