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Isaiah 5:26

5:25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. torn: or, as dung
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

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He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and he will whistle for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

5:27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

What does Isaiah 5:26 mean?

Isaiah 5:26 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), נֵס (nêç), גּוֹי (gôwy). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
he
will
lift
upנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
an
ensignנֵסnêç/nace/H5251a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
to
the
nationsגּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
from
far,רָחוֹקrâchôwq/raw-khoke'/H7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
and
will
hissשָׁרַקshâraq/shaw-rak'/H8319properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
unto
them
from
the
endקָצֶהqâtseh/kaw-tseh'/H7097an extremity
of
the
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and,
behold,
they
shall
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with
speedמְהֵרָהmᵉhêrâh/meh-hay-raw'/H4120properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
swiftly:קַלqal/kal/H7031light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)

Commentary on Isaiah 5:26

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 5:26
t concludes with another exhortation to all persons concerned to praise God, ver. 19-21 . In singing this psalm our hearts must be filled, as well as our mouths, with the high praises of God. Majesty and Goodness of God. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Praise ye the name of the Lord ; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord . 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord , in the courts of the house of our God, 3 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. Here is, 1. The duty we are called to—to praise the Lord, to praise his name; praise him, and again praise him. We must not only thank him for what he has done for us, but praise him for what he is in

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Chronicles 16:37

So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required:

1 Chronicles 23:30

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Luke 2:37

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 5:26.

Isaiah 13:5

They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

Isaiah 37:26

Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Isaiah 7:18

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Jeremiah 50:2

Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. set up: Heb. lift up

Jeremiah 51:12

Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. ambushes: Heb. liers in wait

Jeremiah 51:27

Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

Psalms 22:27

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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What does Isaiah 5:26 say?

Isaiah 5:26 (King James Version) reads: "And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:"

Is Isaiah 5:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 5:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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