14 They are dead, they will not live;
They are deceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to (A)perish.
15 You have increased the nation, O Lord,
You have (B)increased the nation;
You are glorified;
You have expanded all the [a]borders of the land.

16 Lord, (C)in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:15 Or ends

14 They are now dead,(A) they live no more;
    their spirits(B) do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;(C)
    you wiped out all memory of them.(D)
15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
    you have enlarged the nation.(E)
You have gained glory for yourself;
    you have extended all the borders(F) of the land.

16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(G)
    when you disciplined(H) them,
    they could barely whisper(I) a prayer.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.