Isaiah 26:16
Yahweh, in trouble have they looked to you; they whispered prayers when your discipline was on them. + 26:16 This difficult verse has many different translations among modern versions. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
Cross References
Judges 10:9Then the Ammonites crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.
1 Samuel 1:15Hannah answered, “No, my master, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 33:12When Manasseh was in distress, he implored Yahweh, his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
Psalms 42:4These things I call to mind as I pour out my soul: 1 how I went with the throng and led them to the house of God 1 with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude celebrating a festival. 1
Psalms 77:1I will call out with my voice to God; 1 I will call with my voice to God, and my God will hear me. 1
Psalms 78:34Whenever God afflicted them, they would start to seek him, 1 and they would return and look earnestly for him. 1
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 →