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18 We were [a]with child, we writhed in labor;
We (A)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish salvation for the earth,
And the (B)inhabitants of the world [b]were not born.
19 Your (C)dead will live;
[c]Their corpses will rise.
You who dwell in the dust, (D)awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the [d]dawn,
And the earth will [e]give birth to the [f]departed spirits.

20 Come, my people, (E)enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little [g](F)while
Until (G)indignation passes by.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:18 Or pregnant
  2. Isaiah 26:18 Lit had never fallen
  3. Isaiah 26:19 As in some ancient versions; Heb My
  4. Isaiah 26:19 Lit lights
  5. Isaiah 26:19 Lit cause to fall
  6. Isaiah 26:19 Or shades
  7. Isaiah 26:20 Lit moment

18 We were with child, we writhed in labor,
    but we gave birth(A) to wind.
We have not brought salvation(B) to the earth,
    and the people of the world have not come to life.(C)

19 But your dead(D) will live, Lord;
    their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust(E)
    wake up and shout for joy—
your dew(F) is like the dew of the morning;
    the earth will give birth to her dead.(G)

20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
    and shut the doors(H) behind you;
hide(I) yourselves for a little while
    until his wrath(J) has passed by.(K)

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