Isaiah 26:14

Let not the dead live; let not the giants rise up again. For this reason, you have visited and destroyed them, and you have perished all remembrance of them.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13O Lord our God, other lords have possessed us apart from you, but in you alone let us remember your name.

15You have been lenient to the people, O Lord, lenient to the people. But have you been glorified? You have removed all the limits of the earth.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:30And so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians.

Job 7:9Just as a cloud is consumed and passes away, so he who descends to hell will not ascend.

Job 24:20Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.

Psalms 106:28And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.

Proverbs 10:7The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.

Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of visitation and calamity which is approaching from afar? To whom will you flee for assistance? And where will you leave behind your own glory,

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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