Isaiah 26:14

What does Isaiah 26:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 26:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

They 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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The dead will not come back to life: their spirits will not come back to earth; for this cause you have sent destruction on them, so that the memory of them is dead.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Dead--they live not, Rephaim, they rise not, Therefore Thou hast inspected and dost destroy them, Yea, thou destroyest all their memory.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let not the dead live, let not the giants rise again: therefore hast visited and destroyed them, and hast destroyed all their memory.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

[They are] dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.

Context

v.13O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

v.14This passage

v.15Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the land.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Habakkuk 2:18

    What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he that fashioneth its form trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

  • Isaiah 14:19

    But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot.

  • Revelation 20:5

    The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first resurrection.

  • Deuteronomy 4:28

    And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

  • Revelation 19:19

    And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.

  • Psalms 106:28

    They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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