Isaiah 26:6 (WEB)

Passage

The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.”

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:4 Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.

Isaiah 26:5 For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.

Isaiah 26:6 The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.”

Isaiah 26:7 The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

Isaiah 26:8 Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foot", "shall", "tread", "down", "even", "feet", "poor", and "steps". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foot" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For he has brought down those who..." into verse 7's "The way of the just is uprightness...", so "foot" 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 "foot" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.