Isaiah 26:21 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:19 Thy dead men shall liue: euen with my body shall they rise. Awake, and sing, ye that dwel in dust: for thy dewe is as the dew of herbes, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people: enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doores after thee: hide thy selfe for a very litle while, vntill the indignation passe ouer.

Isaiah 26:21 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "commeth", "place", "visite", "iniquitie", "inhabitants", "earth", and "vpon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "commeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Come my people enter thou into thy...", giving immediate footing for "lord" and "commeth". 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 "lord" and "commeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.