Isaiah 26 · Verse 20

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Isaiah 26:20, King James Version

Isaiah 26:20 in other translations

BSBGo, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
WEBCome, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
ASVCome, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
YLTCome, My people, enter into thy inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.
DARBYCome, my people, enter into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself just for a little moment, until the indignation be past.
BBECome, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.
WebsterCome, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation shall be overpast.

What does Isaiah 26:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. enter ... chambers--When God is about to take vengeance on the ungodly, the saints shall be shut in by Him in a place of safety, as Noah and his family were in the days of the flood (Ge 7:16), and as Israel was commanded not to go out of doors on the night of the slaying of the Egyptian first-born (Ex 12:22, 23; Psa 31:20; 83:3). The saints are calmly and confidently to await the issue (Ex 14:13, 14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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;" Exo 12:22. And before the passage of the Red Sea: "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah. Jehovah shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace, "Exo 14:13, Exo 14:14.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
,21 When dangers threaten, it is good to retire and lie hid; when we commend ourselves to God to hide us, he will hide us either under heaven or in heaven. Thus we shall be safe and happy in the midst of tribulations. It is but for a short time, as it were for a little moment; when over, it will seem as nothing. God's place is the mercy-seat; there he delights to be: when he punishes, he comes out of his place, for he has no pleasure in the death of sinners. But there is hardly any truth more frequently repeated in Scripture, than God's determined purpose to punish the workers of iniquity. Let us keep close to the Lord, and separate from the world; and let us seek comfort in secret prayer. A day of vengeance is coming on the world, and before it comes we are to expect tribulation and suffering. But because the Christian looks for these things, shall he be restless and dismayed? No, let him repose himself in his God. Abiding in him, the believer is safe. And let us wait patiently the fulfilling of God's promises.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 26:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֵ֤ךְlekhcomeH1980
עַמִּי֙'a.MiO people myH5971
בֹּ֣אbo'goH935
בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָva.cha.da.Rei.khain rooms yourH2315
וּֽסְגֹ֥רu.se.Gorand shutH5462
דְּלָתְךָ֖de.la.tei.khadoor yourH1817
בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָba.'a.De.khabehind youH1157
חֲבִ֥יcha.VihideH2247
כִמְעַט\־khim.'at-like a little ofH4592
רֶ֖גַעRe.ga'a momentH7281
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
יַעֲבָרya.'a.Vorit has passed byH5674
זָֽעַם\׃Za.'amindignationH2195

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 26:20

  • Psalms 30:5

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

  • Isaiah 54:7-8

    For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

  • Matthew 6:6

    But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  • Psalms 91:4

    He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

  • Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Psalms 17:8

    Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  • Psalms 32:7

    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

  • Isaiah 10:25

    For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

  • Isaiah 51:4

    Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

  • Psalms 91:1

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my.
51:4,16; Jer 7:23; 31:14
enter.
32:18,19; Ge 7:1,16; Ex 12:22,23; Ps 32:7; 91:4; Pr 18:10
Eze 11:16; Mt 23:37
shut.
Mt 6:6
hide.
Ps 17:8; 27:5; 31:20; 143:9
for a.
54:7,8; Ps 30:5; 57:1; 2Co 4:17

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Context

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  • Isaiah 26:20

    Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

  • Isaiah 26:21

    For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

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Isaiah 26:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Anda, pueblo mío, éntrate en tus aposentos, cierra tras ti tus puertas; escóndete un poquito, por un momento, en tanto que pasa la ira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Viens, mon peuple, entre dans tes chambres et ferme tes portes sur toi; cache-toi pour un petit moment, jusqu’à ce que l’indignation soit passée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Geh hin, mein Volk, tritt ein in deine Gemächer und schließe deine Tür hinter dir zu; verbirg dich einen kleinen Augenblick, bis der Zorn vorübergehe!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vade, populus meus, intra in cubicula tua; claude ostia tua super te, abscondere modicum ad momentum, donec pertranseat indignatio.