Isaiah 26:21 “For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhab…”

Isaiah 26:21

For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.

American Standard Version

For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For lo, the Lord commeth out of his place, to visite the iniquitie of the inhabitants of the earth vpon them: and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more hide her slaine.

Darby Translation

For behold, Jehovah cometh out of his place to visit the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth upon them; and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Young's Literal Translation

For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.

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Cross references

“Lord”

Isaiah 18:4 Micah 1:3–8 Ezekiel 8:6 Ezekiel 9:3–6 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10 Ezekiel 10:3–5

Isaiah 18:4 · BSB

For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Micah 1:3–8 · BSB

For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.

Ezekiel 8:6 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

Ezekiel 9:3–6 · BSB

Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

2 Thessalonians 1:7–10 · BSB

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

Ezekiel 10:3–5 · BSB

Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court.

“also”

Revelation 6:9–11 Job 16:18 Revelation 16:6 Luke 11:40 Revelation 18:24 Genesis 4:10

Revelation 6:9–11 · BSB

And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

Job 16:18 · BSB

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Revelation 16:6 · BSB

For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

Luke 11:40 · BSB

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Revelation 18:24 · BSB

And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

Genesis 4:10 · BSB

“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Also

Isaiah 13:11 Luke 11:50 Isaiah 30:12–14

Isaiah 13:11 · BSB

I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

Luke 11:50 · BSB

As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

Isaiah 30:12–14 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.

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