Isaiah 26:20 KJV

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy, thee, thyself one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Deliverance promisedWhen dangers threaten, it is good to retire and lie hid; when we commend ourselves to God to hide us, he will hide us either under heaven or in heaven. Thus...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Psalms 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
  • Psalms 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
  • Isaiah 54:7–8 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. …
  • Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Psalms 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

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Topics

  • Faith Enjoined
  • Isaiah The judgments upon the land, but that a remnant of the Jews would be saved
  • Persecution Of the righteous
  • Psalms Of Isaiah

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Come לֵךְ lēk יָלַךְ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • my people עַמִּי ʿammî עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • enter בֹּא bōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • thou into thy chambers בַחֲדָרֶיךָ baḥădārêkā חֶדֶר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • and shut וּסְגֹר ûsĕgōr סָגַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with and
  • thy doors דְּלָתְךָ dĕlotkā דֶּלֶת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • about thee: hide בַּעֲדֶךָ baʿădekā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular חֲבִי ḥăbî חָבָה Verb · qal imperative, second person feminine singular
  • thyself as it were for a little כִמְעַט kimʿaṭ מְעַט Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • moment רֶגַע regaʿ רֶגַע Noun · masculine singular
  • until the indignation עַד ʿad Preposition זָעַם zāʿam זַעַם Noun · masculine singular
  • be overpast יַעֲבָר yaʿăbār עָבַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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