Isaiah 26:12 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:10 If favour be shewn to the wicked, he doth not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he dealeth unjustly, and beholdeth not the majesty of Jehovah.

Isaiah 26:11 Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, but they do not see: [yet] they shall see [thy] jealousy [for] the people, and be ashamed; yea, the fire which is for thine adversaries shall devour them.

Isaiah 26:12 Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

Isaiah 26:13 Jehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Isaiah 26:14 [They are] dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "thou", "wilt", "ordain", "peace", "hast", and "wrought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Jehovah thy hand is lifted up but..." into verse 13's "Jehovah our God other lords than thee...", so "jehovah" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.