Isaiah 26:11

“YHWH, your hand is lifted up; they do not see it. They will see and be ashamed at your zeal for the people; yes, the fire of your adversaries will devour them.”

Isaiah 26:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Hebrews 10:27

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Both texts join “zeal,” “fire,” “adversaries” and “devour” (literally “eat”).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • אֵשׁeshH784πυρὸςpyrosG4442“fire”
  • קִנְאַתkinatH7068ζῆλοςzēlosG2205“zeal, jealousy”
  • תֹאכְלֵtojleH398ἐσθίεινesthieinG2068“eat”
  • צָרֶיtsareH6862ὑπεναντίουςhypenantiousG5227“distress; adversary; narrow”

Isaiah 26:11, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
is lifted upרָמָהrama

lift up

To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.

Where else “rama” appears
they do notבַּלbal

not

Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").

Where else “bal” appears
see itיֶחֱזָיוּyechezayu

gaze

To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.

Where else “yechezayu” appears
and be ashamedיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

Where else “yevoshu” appears
at your zealקִנְאַתkinat

zeal

Fervor to defend what one loves.

Where else “kinat” appears
for the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
of your adversariesצָרֶיtsare

adversary

Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.

Where else “tsare” appears
will devour themתֹאכְלֵtochle

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “tochle” appears

Translation note

“The fire of your adversaries” may be the fire prepared for them.

The context

10Though the wicked is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness; in a land of uprightness he acts perversely, and does not see the loftiness of YHWH.

11 · This verse (above)

12YHWH, you will establish peace for us, for indeed all our works you have done for us.

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