Isaiah 26:16

Lord, in trouble our eyes have been turned to you, we sent up a prayer when your punishment was on us.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

In Context

15You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.

17As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.

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Cross References

Judges 10:9And the children of Ammon went over Jordan, to make war against Judah and Benjamin and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was in great trouble.

1 Samuel 1:15And Hannah, answering him, said, No, my lord, I am a woman whose spirit is broken with sorrow: I have not taken wine or strong drink, but I have been opening my heart before the Lord.

2 Chronicles 33:12And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

Psalms 42:4\42:3\My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?

Psalms 77:1To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm.

Psalms 78:34When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:13-20

Goodness of God to Israel; Israel Corrected for Sin; Prospects of the Church. ( b. c. 718.) 12 Lord , thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 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. 14 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. 15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord , thou hast… Read the whole commentary →

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