- 1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
- 2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
- 3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
- 4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
- 5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
- 6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
- 7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
- 8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
- 9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- 10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
- 11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- 12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
- 13O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
- 14They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
- 15Thou 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.
- 16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
- 17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
- 18We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
- 19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
- 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
- 21For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
KING JAMES VERSION
ISAIAH 26
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Isaiah 26 — Judah sings of a strong city, steadfast trust, promised peace, and the dead awakening after a brief hidden season of judgment.
About this illustration
City gates, quiet chambers, and dew-bright awakening combine the song’s movements. Resurrection is shown symbolically and peacefully without graveside horror.
Scripture basis: Isaiah 26:1–21King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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The earth gives back the dead entrusted to it, followed by resurrection and joy for the righteous.
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