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Isaiah 26:13 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 26 · verse 13
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.Isaiah 26:13 · King James Version
Isaiah 26:13 in context
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.
12LORD, 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dominionbâʻalto be masterH1166 →
- mentionzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- besidezûwlâhprobably scatteringH2108 →
- lordsʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The prophet in these verses looks back upon what God had done with them, both in mercy and judgment, and sings unto God of both, and then looks forward upon what he hoped God would do for them. Observe, I. His reviews and reflections are mixed. When he looks back upon the state of the church he finds, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19