Isaiah 26:20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 26:20-21

These two verses are supposed not to belong to the song which takes up the rest of the chapter, but to begin a new matter, and to be rather an introduction to the following chapter than the conclusion of this. Of whereas, in the foregoing song, the people of God had spoken to him, complaining of their grievances, here he returns an answer to their complaints, in which, I. He invites them into their chambers (Isa. 26:20): ?Come, my people, come to me, come with me? (he calls them nowhere but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers ,.... These words are either to be connected with the preceding verse Isaiah 26:19 , and considered as a part of the song; and then the design of them is, to let the people of God know that there would be times of great trouble and distress, previous to that glorious one before mentioned; whether it is to be understood of a spiritual resurrection, the conversion of Jews and Gentiles in the latter day, which the judgments on antichrist will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 26:20

Comes my people, enter thou into thy chambers - An exhortation to patience and resignation under oppression, with a confident expectation of deliverance by the power of God manifestly to be exerted in the destruction of the oppressor. It seems to be an allusion to the command of Moses to the Israelites, when the destroying angel was to go through the land of Egypt, "not to go out at the door of their houses until the morning;" Exodus 12:22 . And before the passage of the Red Sea: "Fear ye... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:15-21

The resurrection of Israel. The population of Judah has been increased, and its borders extended. (For this cause of rejoicing cf. Isaiah 9:2 ; Isaiah 49:19 , Isaiah 49:20 ; Isaiah 54:1 , etc.; Micah 2:1 , Micah 2:2 ; Micah 4:7 ; Obadiah 1:19 , Obadiah 1:20 .) Probably he is thinking of the population and strength of the land in the days of David and Solomon, as typical of what is again to be in the happier times. But actually a period of gloom and suffering must precede... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:19-21

THE PROPHET 'S COMMENT ON THE SONG OF THE JUST . Having concluded his " song of the just" in a minor key with a confession of human weakness, the prophet proceeds to cheer and encourage his disciples by a clear and positive declaration of the doctrine of the resurrection: "Thy dead, O Israel, shall live." He then adds a recommendation for the present—a recommendation to privacy and retirement, until the judgments of God which he has predicted ( Isaiah 24:1-23 .) are shown... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people … into thy chambers . As when a storm comes, prudence counsels men to seek shelter ( Exodus 9:19 ), so now the prophet advises his people to put themselves under cover during the coming tempest. His meaning, probably, is that they should retire into the privacy of communion with God, withdrawing from public affairs and the distractions of a worldly life. Shut thy doors about thee . For a little moment (so in Isaiah 10:25 ; and again in Isaiah 54:7 , Isaiah 54:8 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 26:20

The duty of retirement. There are periods in a nation's history, and there are times in a good man's life, when it is well to hear and wise to heed the admonition, "Enter thou into thy chambers , and shut thy doors about thee." We may let this language suggest to us that we should— I. MAKE TIME FOR DEVOUT REFLECTION . In busy, outwardly active times, when there is an imperious demand on every hand for "work," there is urgent need that this counsel should be given and be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people - This is an epilogue (Rosenmuller), in which the choir addresses the people, and entreats them to be tranquil during that convulsion by which their oppressors would be punished, and the way made for their deliverance. The image is taken from seeking a shelter when a storm rages, until its fury is spent. The address is to the captive Jews in Babylon. The tempest that would rage would be the wars and commotions by which Babylon was to be overthrown. While that storm raged, they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 26:20-21

Isaiah 26:20-21. Come, my people, &c. These two verses are supposed not to belong to the song which takes up the preceding part of the chapter, but to be an address of the prophet to the people of God on the contents of it. Having foretold their wonderful deliverance, and the utter destruction of their enemies, lest they should suppose that these predictions would immediately begin to be fulfilled, and thereby should meet with a disappointment, which might shake their faith respecting... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 26:1-21

Final victory for the godly (26:1-27:1)Having destroyed the city built by human hands (that is, humankind’s whole ungodly way of life; 25:2), God now builds his city. It is a city for the righteous, an eternal dwelling place for those who have experienced the perfect peace that comes through complete trust in God (26:1-3). Those who trust in him have stability and security, but those who trust in themselves are overthrown. God’s city stands for ever; the world’s city is smashed to the ground... read more

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