Isaiah 26:18-20

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We ^(A)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were ^(B)inhabitants of the world ^[a]born.
¹⁹Your ^(C)dead will live;
^[b]Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, ^(D)awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the ^[c]dawn,
And the earth will ^[d]give birth to the ^[e]departed spirits.

²⁰Come, my people, ^(E)enter your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little ^[f]^(F)while
Until ^(G)indignation ^[g]runs its course.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 26:18 Lit fallen
Isaiah 26:19 As in some ancient versions; MT My
Isaiah 26:19 Lit lights
Isaiah 26:19 Lit cause to fall
Isaiah 26:19 Or shades
Isaiah 26:20 Lit moment
Isaiah 26:20 Lit passes over

Isaiah 26:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸We 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)

¹⁹But 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)