Isaiah 26:21 (YLT)

Passage

For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'

Nearby Context

Isaiah 26:19 `Thy dead live--My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs <FI>is<Fi> thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.

Isaiah 26:20 Come, My people, enter into thy inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.

Isaiah 26:21 For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "coming", "place", "charge", "iniquity", "inhabitant", "earth", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "coming", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Come My people enter into thy inner...", giving immediate footing for "jehovah" and "coming". 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 "coming" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.