Isaiah 26:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For beholde, the LORDE wil go out of his habitacion, & vyset the wickednes of the that dwell vpon earth. He wil discouer the bloude that she hath deuoured, she shal neuer hyde the, that she hath murthured.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For lo, the Lord commeth out of his place, to visite the iniquitie of the inhabitants of the earth vpon them: and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall no more hide her slaine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For beholde, the Lorde is comming out of his place, to visite the wickednesse of suche as dwell vpon earth: the earth also shall disclose her bloods, and shall no more hide them that are slayne in her.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For, behold, Yahweh comes forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth also will disclose her blood, and will no longer cover her slain.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For look, the LORD is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 16:18 : 18 O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never find a resting place.
  • Ps 50:2-3 : 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth. 3 Our God will come and will not be silent; before Him is a consuming fire, and a mighty storm surrounds Him.
  • Isa 13:11 : 11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the ruthless.
  • Isa 18:4 : 4 This is what the LORD said to me, 'I will remain quiet and observe from my dwelling place, like the heat shimmering in sunlight, like a cloud of dew during the heat of harvest.'
  • Isa 30:12-14 : 12 Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: 'Because you have rejected this message and relied on oppression and deceit, leaning on them for support—' 13 'this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.' 14 'Its collapse will be like that of a jar shattered into pieces so small that no fragment can be used to scoop fire from the hearth or draw water from a cistern.'
  • Ezek 8:6 : 6 And He said to me, 'Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see even greater abominations.'
  • Ezek 9:3-6 : 3 Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherub, on which it had rested, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And he called to the man dressed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. 4 The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.' 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
  • Ezek 10:3-5 : 3 The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
  • Ezek 10:18-19 : 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose from the ground, with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
  • Ezek 24:7-8 : 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered.
  • Hos 5:14-15 : 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them. 15 I will return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will earnestly seek me.
  • Mic 1:3-8 : 3 For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling place; He will descend and tread on the high places of the earth. 4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire, like water cascading down a slope. 5 All this is because of the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacob’s transgression? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? 6 I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations. 7 All her carved images will be broken to pieces, all her earnings will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will destroy. Since she gathered them as wages of a prostitute, they will return to the wages of a prostitute. 8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches.
  • Luke 11:40 : 40 You fools! Did not the one who made the outside also make the inside?
  • Luke 11:50 : 50 So that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation—
  • 2 Thess 1:7-9 : 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels. 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might. 10 On that day, when He comes to be glorified among His saints and marveled at by all who have believed—because our testimony to you was believed.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with countless thousands of His holy ones,' 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
  • Rev 6:9-9 : 9 When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, 'How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?' 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers were killed just as they had been.
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.
  • Rev 18:24 : 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.
  • Gen 4:10-11 : 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.' 11 'Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.'
  • Num 35:32-33 : 32 Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing them to return to live in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.

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