Isaiah 26:20

18 We have been with child, we have been in pain;
We have, as it were,¹ brought forth wind;
We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth,
Nor have ^athe inhabitants of the world fallen.

19 ^aYour dead shall live;
Together with¹ my dead body they shall arise.
^bAwake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.

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20 Come, my people, ^aenter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, ^bfor a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.

21 For behold, the Lord ^acomes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her¹ blood,
And will no more cover her slain.

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What Does Isaiah 26:20 Mean?

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The image is of bodies just lying all around, unburied, as a result of the gruesome carnage. It says in Ezekiel 39:12 that it will take a great deal of time—seven months—for all the bodies to be found and buried.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
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Related Topics: Carnage | Isaiah's Prophecies | Shock and Awe- and Speed | Unburied Corpses

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