Isaiah 26:6
in Isaiah 26Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
KJV
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
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This verse in Isaiah 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor - That is, evidently, those who had been despised by them, and who had been overcome and oppressed by them. The obvious reference here is to the Jews who had been captives there. The idea is not necessarily that the ‘poor’ referred to here I would be among the conquerors, but that when the Babylonians should be overcome, and their city destroyed, those who were then oppressed should be in circumstances of comparative prosperity.
This site's exposition
everlasting strength
on Isaiah 26:4-6
Everlasting strength in verse four carries a margin the older commentators do not let pass unremarked, the Hebrew tsur olamim, literally the Rock of ages, the same figure Toplady later borrowed for his hymn. Gill and Clarke both note the reading and press it as a title for God rather than a bare adjective. The lofty city brought down to the dust in verse five answers the strong city of verse one, judgment on pride set against safety for trust.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 5, 6.) In the Lord, the mighty God forever: for He will bring down those who dwell on high; He will humble the lofty city and bring it down to the ground; He will cast it down to the dust. The feet shall trample it, the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy. LXX: O great and eternal God, who have humbled and cast down those who dwell on high, you will destroy strong cities and bring them down to the pavement, and their feet will be trampled by the meek and the humble.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And he adds the condition of those who destroy them: the foot shall tread it down, the feet of the poor, the Jews, who have little; the needy, who need to have many things. Or, if taken mystically, he sets out the Jews' meriting of …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He can do it, be it ever so well fortified. He will do it, for he resists the proud. It is his glory to do it, for he proves himself to be God by looking on the proud and abasing them, Job xl.
The foot shall tread it down,....
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה | tirmesenah | it will trample it | H7429 → | 19 times |
| רָ֑גֶל | ragel | a foot | H7272 → | 247 times |
| רַגְלֵ֥י | raglei | [the] feet of | H7272 → | 247 times |
| עָנִ֖י | ʾani | [the] afflicted | H6041 → | 73 times |
| פַּעֲמֵ֥י | paamei | [the] footsteps of | H6471 → | 118 times |
| דַלִּֽים׃ | dalim | poor [people] | H1800 → | 47 times |
תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּהit will trample it
tirmesenahH7429 →19 times
רָ֑גֶלa foot
ragelH7272 →247 times
רַגְלֵ֥י[the] feet of
ragleiH7272 →247 times
עָנִ֖י[the] afflicted
ʾaniH6041 →73 times
פַּעֲמֵ֥י[the] footsteps of
paameiH6471 →118 times
דַלִּֽים׃poor [people]
dalimH1800 →47 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
it leads to
- Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 91:13
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
- Mark 16:18
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
- Acts 28:5
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
- Revelation 11:5
If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
- Romans 16:20
Through
Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
it leads to
- Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
- Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 10:19
Through
James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
it leads to
- Matthew 5:3
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 5:3
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.