American King James Version - AKJV - 1999
Isaiah 26
1
In 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.
Reference
Parallel theme
Psalm 31:21
Psalm 48:12
Jeremiah 33:11
Zechariah 2:5
Salvation
Isaiah 60:18
Isaiah 62:11
Isaiah 25:9
2
Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
Reference
Parallel theme
Isaiah 60:11
1 Peter 2:9
Revelation 5:9
Isaiah 62:10
Acts 2:47
Psalm 106:5
Righteousness
Psalm 118:20
Isaiah 62:2
Isaiah 60:21
Isaiah 54:14
3
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
Reference
Faith
Psalm 9:10
Romans 5:1
Isaiah 31:1
1 Chronicles 5:20
Parallel theme
2 Chronicles 13:18
2 Chronicles 16:8
Peace
Philippians 4:7
John 16:33
John 14:27
Micah 5:5
4
Trust you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Reference
Faith
Isaiah 12:2
Psalm 62:8
Psalm 18:2
Isaiah 50:10
Parallel theme
Philippians 4:13
Psalm 62:11
Psalm 46:1
Isaiah 32:2
References Lord
Psalm 55:22
1 Samuel 2:2
5
For he brings down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he lays it low; he lays it low, even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.
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7
The way of the just is uprightness: you, most upright, do weigh the path of the just.
Reference
Parallel theme
Ephesians 2:10
Isaiah 42:16
2 Corinthians 1:12
Isaiah 35:8
Job 31:6
Righteousness
1 John 3:7
1 John 3:10
Psalm 11:7
Proverbs 20:7
Psalm 1:6
8
Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.
Reference
Parallel theme
Psalm 65:6
Acts 1:4
Romans 8:25
References Lord
Isaiah 33:2
Exodus 3:15
2 Thessalonians 3:5
9
With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you early: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Reference
Parallel theme
Psalm 63:1
Mark 1:35
Revelation 11:13
Isaiah 55:6
Proverbs 8:17
Luke 6:12
Isaiah 27:9
Righteousness
Matthew 6:33
Psalm 119:62
Psalm 58:11
10
Let favor be showed 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.
Reference
Parallel theme
Hosea 11:7
Revelation 2:21
Psalm 106:43
Proverbs 1:32
Jeremiah 2:7
Exodus 9:34
Deuteronomy 32:15
Micah 2:10
References Lord
Exodus 8:15
Righteousness
Ecclesiastes 3:16
11
LORD, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yes, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.
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12
LORD, you will ordain peace for us: for you also have worked all our works in us.
Reference
Parallel theme
Ephesians 2:10
Psalm 57:2
Ezekiel 20:14
Peace
Psalm 29:11
Hebrews 13:20
Jeremiah 33:6
References Lord
Deuteronomy 30:6
13
O LORD our God, other lords beside you have had dominion over us: but by you only will we make mention of your name.
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14
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Reference
Parallel theme
Proverbs 10:7
Isaiah 8:19
Psalm 106:28
Isaiah 10:3
Psalm 109:13
Psalm 9:6
Exodus 14:30
Deuteronomy 4:28
Resurrection
Revelation 20:5
Matthew 2:20
15
You have increased the nation, O LORD, you have increased the nation: you are glorified: you had removed it far to all the ends of the earth.
Reference
Glory
Isaiah 60:21
Isaiah 44:23
John 15:8
Parallel theme
Isaiah 9:3
Isaiah 33:17
Jeremiah 32:37
Jeremiah 30:19
Nehemiah 9:23
John 17:1
Genesis 12:2
16
LORD, in trouble have they visited you, they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
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17
Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in your sight, O LORD.
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18
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
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19
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Reference
Parallel theme
Daniel 12:2
Matthew 27:52
Hosea 13:14
Isaiah 25:8
Psalm 71:20
Philippians 3:21
Zechariah 8:12
Hosea 14:5
Resurrection
Ephesians 5:14
Hosea 6:2
20
Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over.
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Summary of Isaiah 26
Isaiah 26 is a chapter of trust, peace, judgment, perseverance, and resurrection hope.
It begins with a song celebrating God's salvation, contrasting His protection with the temporary security offered by human walls and fortified cities.
The righteous are welcomed into the city because they remain faithful, and Isaiah emphasizes that those who keep their minds focused on God can experience deep and lasting peace, because God Himself is their everlasting Rock.
The chapter repeatedly contrasts the proud and the humble.
God brings down arrogant cities and powerful people, while the poor and needy eventually walk over the ruins of the structures that once represented oppression and human strength.
Isaiah then turns toward the inner life of the faithful.
He describes longing for God during the night and seeking Him early, showing that genuine faith is not simply about asking God for protection but about developing a deep desire for His presence and righteousness.
The people recognize that previous rulers and foreign powers have controlled them, yet they affirm that the Lord alone is their true Master.
Their suffering is compared to childbirth: intense pain is experienced, but human effort alone cannot produce the desired deliverance.
The most significant promise comes in verse 19, where Isaiah declares that the dead will live and rise again.
The earth itself is called to awaken, transforming the chapter from a message about national restoration into a much larger vision of victory over death.
The chapter concludes with God's people being told to wait safely while divine judgment takes place, followed by God's exposure of hidden wrongdoing.
The central message is that human kingdoms and earthly security are temporary, but those who trust in God can find peace even during uncertainty, and God's ultimate salvation extends beyond political restoration to the defeat of death itself and the resurrection of His people.
It begins with a song celebrating God's salvation, contrasting His protection with the temporary security offered by human walls and fortified cities.
The righteous are welcomed into the city because they remain faithful, and Isaiah emphasizes that those who keep their minds focused on God can experience deep and lasting peace, because God Himself is their everlasting Rock.
The chapter repeatedly contrasts the proud and the humble.
God brings down arrogant cities and powerful people, while the poor and needy eventually walk over the ruins of the structures that once represented oppression and human strength.
Isaiah then turns toward the inner life of the faithful.
He describes longing for God during the night and seeking Him early, showing that genuine faith is not simply about asking God for protection but about developing a deep desire for His presence and righteousness.
The people recognize that previous rulers and foreign powers have controlled them, yet they affirm that the Lord alone is their true Master.
Their suffering is compared to childbirth: intense pain is experienced, but human effort alone cannot produce the desired deliverance.
The most significant promise comes in verse 19, where Isaiah declares that the dead will live and rise again.
The earth itself is called to awaken, transforming the chapter from a message about national restoration into a much larger vision of victory over death.
The chapter concludes with God's people being told to wait safely while divine judgment takes place, followed by God's exposure of hidden wrongdoing.
The central message is that human kingdoms and earthly security are temporary, but those who trust in God can find peace even during uncertainty, and God's ultimate salvation extends beyond political restoration to the defeat of death itself and the resurrection of His people.