Isaiah 26 · Verse 6

Isaiah 26:6

The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Isaiah 26:6, King James Version

Isaiah 26:6 in other translations

BSBFeet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
WEBThe foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.”
ASVThe foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
YLTTread it down doth a foot, Feet of the poor--steps of the weak.
DARBYThe foot shall tread it down, — the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.
BBEIt will be crushed under the feet of the poor and the steps of those who are in need.
WebsterThe foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

What does Isaiah 26:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. poor--(Is 25:4), the once afflicted Jewish captives. "Foot shall tread," is figurative for exulting in the fall of God's enemies (Re 18:20).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 26:5-11

The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and…

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Isaiah 26:6 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.

תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּהtir.me.Se.nahit will trample itH7429
רָ֑גֶלRa.gela footH7272
רַגְלֵ֥יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
עָנִ֖י'a.Ni[the] afflictedH6041
פַּעֲמֵ֥יpa.'a.Mei[the] footsteps ofH6471
דַלִּֽים\׃da.Limpoor [people]H1800

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

Cross references for Isaiah 26:6

  • Luke 10:19

    Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

  • Romans 16:20

    And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

  • Revelation 2:26

    And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

  • Joshua 10:24

    And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Daniel 7:27

    And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

  • Isaiah 37:25

    I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:26

    For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

  • Malachi 4:3

    And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Zephaniah 3:11

    In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

  • Isaiah 3:15

    What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
25:10; 37:25; 60:14; Jos 10:24; Jer 50:45; Da 7:27; Zep 3:11
Mal 4:3; Lu 1:51-53; 10:19; Ro 16:20; 1Co 1:26; Jas 2:5; Re 2:26
Re 3:9

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Context

  • Isaiah 26:5

    For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

  • Isaiah 26:6

    The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

  • Isaiah 26:7

    The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

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Isaiah 26:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hollarála pie, los pies del afligido, los pasos de los menesterosos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		le pied la foulera, les pieds des affligés, les pas des misérables.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es zertritt sie der Fuß, die Füße der Elenden, die Tritte der Armen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Conculcabit eam pes, pedes pauperis, gressus egenorum.