Isaiah 26:14 (GNV)

Passage

The dead shall not liue, neither shall the dead arise, because thou hast visited and scattered them, and destroyed all their memorie.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:12 Lord, vnto vs thou wilt ordeine peace: for thou also hast wrought all our workes for vs.

Isaiah 26:13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee, haue ruled vs, but we will remember thee onely, and thy Name.

Isaiah 26:14 The dead shall not liue, neither shall the dead arise, because thou hast visited and scattered them, and destroyed all their memorie.

Isaiah 26:15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord: thou hast increased the nation: thou art made glorious: thou hast enlarged all the coastes of the earth.

Isaiah 26:16 Lord, in trouble haue they visited thee: they powred out a prayer when thy chastening was vpon them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dead", "shall", "liue", "neither", "arise", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dead" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "O Lord our God other lords beside..." into verse 15's "Thou hast increased the nation O Lord...", so "dead" and "shall" 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 "dead" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.