Isaiah 26:2

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Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter– one that remains trustworthy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 60:11 : 11 Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.
  • Isa 60:21 : 21 All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.
  • Isa 62:2 : 2 Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the LORD himself will give you.
  • Isa 62:10 : 10 Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!
  • Ps 118:20 : 20 This is the LORD’s gate– the godly enter through it.
  • Isa 54:14 : 14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  • Rev 21:24 : 24 The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
  • 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Condemnation of the False Teachers Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you about our common salvation, I now feel compelled instead to write to encourage you to contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
  • Isa 58:8 : 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.
  • Exod 19:6 : 6 and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
  • Deut 4:6-8 : 6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say,“Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.” 7 In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the LORD our God whenever we call on him? 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?
  • Ps 106:5 : 5 so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.
  • Ezek 48:31-34 : 31 the gates of the city will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 32 On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 33 On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 34 On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.
  • Zech 8:20 : 20 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘It will someday come to pass that people– residents of many cities– will come.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    19Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

    20This is the LORD’s gate– the godly enter through it.

  • Isa 26:1
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    1Judah Will Celebrate At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a strong city! The LORD’s deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.

  • Ps 24:7-9
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    7Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

    8Who is this majestic king? The LORD who is strong and mighty! The LORD who is mighty in battle!

    9Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

  • Isa 26:3-4
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    3You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • Isa 60:11
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    11Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.

  • Ezek 44:1-2
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    1The Closed Gate Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.

    2The LORD said to me:“This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

  • Jer 17:19-20
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    73%

    19Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.

    20And then announce to them,‘Listen to the LORD’s message, you kings of Judah, and everyone from Judah, and all you citizens of Jerusalem, those who pass through these gates.

  • Ps 122:2
    72%

    2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Isa 62:10
    72%

    10Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!

  • Jer 22:2
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    2Say:‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to the LORD’s message.

  • Rev 21:26
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    26They will bring the grandeur and the wealth of the nations into it,

  • Zech 8:16
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    16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.

  • Isa 28:6
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    6He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.

  • Isa 26:20
    70%

    20Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!

  • Jer 7:2
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    2“Stand in the gate of the LORD’s temple and proclaim this message:‘Listen to the LORD’s message, all you people of Judah who have passed through these gates to worship the LORD.

  • Nah 2:6
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    6The sluice gates are opened; the royal palace is deluged and dissolves.

  • Lam 4:12
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    12ל(Lamed) Neither the kings of the earth nor the people of the lands ever thought that enemy or foe would enter the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 24:3
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    3Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

  • Isa 45:1
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    1This is what the LORD says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:

  • Ps 147:13
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    13For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children within you.

  • 2 Chr 23:19
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  • Ps 87:2
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    2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

  • Isa 59:14
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    14Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

  • Ezek 43:1
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    1The Glory Returns to the Temple Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.

  • Ezek 46:1
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    1The Prince’s Offerings“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The gate of the inner court that faces east will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened.

  • Ps 15:2
    69%

    2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

  • Jer 17:25
    69%

    25If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.

  • Ps 100:4
    69%

    4Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

  • John 10:2
    69%

    2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

  • Rev 22:14
    68%

    14Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Isa 14:32
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    32How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.

  • Isa 22:22
    68%

    22I will place the key to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it.

  • Ps 67:2
    68%

    2Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

  • Nah 3:13
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    13Your warriors will be like women in your midst; the gates of your land will be wide open to your enemies; fire will consume the bars of your gates.

  • Ps 33:12
    68%

    12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

  • Rev 3:7
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  • Ezek 46:8
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    8When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.

  • Ps 26:3
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    3For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

  • Jer 51:10
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    10The exiles from Judah will say,‘The LORD has brought about a great deliverance for us! Come on, let’s go and proclaim in Zion what the LORD our God has done!’

  • Ps 96:13
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    13before the LORD, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.

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    7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!