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We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, in distress they sought you; they poured out a whispered prayer when your discipline was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer <i>when</i> thy chastening <i>was</i> upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer <i>when</i> Your chastening <i>was</i> upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, they sought Thee in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Thy chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, they visited You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer; Your chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in distress; They managed only a prayerful whisper When Your discipline was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, they went to You in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because Your discipline fell on them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you punished our people, they turned and prayed to you, our LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, the people have come to you in trouble. They were humbled by oppression, by your discipline upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You punished your people, LORD, and in anguish they prayed to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, they came to you in distress; they poured out their secret prayer when your chastenings were afflicting them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble they sought you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, in distress they missed You, "" They have poured out a whisper, "" Your discipline [is] on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement is on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, in straits they looked after thee; they poured out a whispering thy correction to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lord, they have sought after thee in distress, in the tribulation of murmuring thy instruction was with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lord, they have sought you in anguish. Your doctrine was with them, amid the tribulation of murmuring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your discipline. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, in distress they sought you, they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, in distress have they sought thee, and in siege they muttered the incantation invoking thy discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, in the siege they visited you, and in the siege were suffering your discipline<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, Silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Lord, in affliction I remembered thee; thy chastening was to us with small affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/26-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=5325" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/26.htm">A Song of Trust in God's Provision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qā·ḏū·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 2ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">they sought You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: baṣ·ṣar (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">in their distress;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4148.htm" title="4148: mū·sā·rə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Discipline, chastening, correction. From yacar; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint.">when You disciplined them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6694.htm" title="6694: ṣā·qūn (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: Pn) -- To pour out, melt. A primitive root (of orifice); to pour out, i.e. smelt, utter.">they poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3908.htm" title="3908: la·ḥaš (N-ms) -- From lachash; properly, a whisper, i.e. By implication, a private prayer, an incantation; concretely, an amulet.">a quiet prayer.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></span><br />Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12-13</a></span><br />And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. / And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-6.htm">Psalm 107:6</a></span><br />Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a></span><br />saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-7.htm">Psalm 86:7</a></span><br />In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-56</a></span><br />I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm">2 Samuel 22:7</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">LORD, in trouble have they visited you, they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.</p><p class="hdg">in trouble</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29,30</a></b></br> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find <i>him</i>, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-9.htm">Judges 10:9,10</a></b></br> Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37,38</a></b></br> Yet <i>if</i> they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; … </p><p class="hdg">thy poured</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">1 Samuel 1:15</a></b></br> And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I <i>am</i> a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a></b></br> When I remember these <i>things</i>, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Psalm 142:2</a></b></br> I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.</p><p class="hdg">prayer.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">Barely</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-19.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Silently</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Whisper</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-19.htm">Whispered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Barely</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Chastening</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Chastisement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Disciplined</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Silently</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-12.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-27.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Whisper</a> <a href="/matthew/10-27.htm">Whispered</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout the Old Testament, Israel often sought the Lord during periods of distress, such as during the oppression by foreign nations (<a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9, 15</a>). This reflects the covenant relationship where God is seen as a deliverer. The historical context of Isaiah includes the Assyrian threat, which caused fear and led the people to seek divine intervention. This seeking is a form of repentance and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty.<p><b>when You disciplined them,</b><br>Discipline from God is a common theme in the Bible, often seen as a means of correction and guidance (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>). In the context of Isaiah, God's discipline could refer to the various judgments pronounced upon Israel and Judah for their idolatry and disobedience. This discipline is not punitive but redemptive, aiming to bring the people back to a right relationship with God. The historical backdrop includes the Babylonian exile, which served as a significant period of discipline for the nation.<p><b>they poured out a quiet prayer.</b><br>The imagery of pouring out a prayer suggests sincerity and depth of emotion. This quiet prayer contrasts with the loud, public displays of piety that are sometimes criticized in scripture (<a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">Matthew 6:5-6</a>). It indicates a personal and genuine communication with God. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on prayer as a means of connecting with God, especially in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Psalm 62:8</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament emphasis on heartfelt prayer (<a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. He is the one to whom the people turn in their distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often depicted in the Old Testament as turning away from God and then seeking Him again in times of trouble.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/distress.htm">Distress</a></b><br>A period of suffering or hardship that leads the people to seek God. This is often a result of their disobedience and the subsequent discipline from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/discipline.htm">Discipline</a></b><br>The corrective measures taken by God to bring His people back to Him. It is an expression of His love and desire for their repentance and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/q/quiet_prayer.htm">Quiet Prayer</a></b><br>The response of the people to God's discipline, indicating a sincere and humble seeking of His presence and help.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_discipline.htm">The Purpose of Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline is not punitive but corrective. It is meant to draw us back to Him and to refine our character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_distress.htm">The Power of Prayer in Distress</a></b><br>In times of trouble, turning to God in sincere prayer is crucial. Our prayers, even when quiet and humble, are powerful and heard by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god.htm">The Importance of Seeking God</a></b><br>Seeking God should not be limited to times of distress. Cultivating a consistent relationship with Him prepares us for life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>True repentance and seeking God require humility. Acknowledging our need for Him is the first step toward restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_response.htm">God's Faithfulness in Response</a></b><br>God is faithful to respond to those who earnestly seek Him. His desire is for our restoration and growth in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_prayer_and_fasting.htm">What does the Bible say about prayer and fasting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_babylon's_fall_in_rev_18_2.htm">What constitutes the knowledge of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_spiritual_food.htm">What does 'Joy Comes in the Morning' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_healing_prayers_match_chance.htm">Why do prayers for healing work at the same rate as random chance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Lord, in trouble have they visited thee.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">have they missed Thee </span>(as in <a href="/1_samuel/20-6.htm" title="If your father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.">1Samuel 20:6</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/25-15.htm" title="But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:">1Samuel 25:15</a>), or <span class= "ital">sought after Thee, </span>or, <span class= "ital">remembered Thee.</span><p><span class= "bld">They poured out a prayer . . .</span>--The word for "prayer" is a peculiar one, commonly used, as in <a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm" title="The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.">Isaiah 3:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>, for the whispered incantations of the heathen. Here it appears to mean the low-toned prayers, pitched as in a minor key, of the afflicted. In <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm" title="And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as of one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.">Isaiah 29:4</a> we have the same thought more fully developed. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lord, in trouble have they visited thee</span>. Here, at any rate, the redeemed go back in thought to their time of trouble. They remember that what brought them back to God from that alienation which they have confessed (ver. 13) was the affliction which they so long endured. Their present bliss is the result of their former woe, and recalls the thought of it. <span class="cmt_word">They poured out</span> <span class="cmt_word">a prayer</span>; rather, as in the margin, <span class="accented">a secret speech</span>, or <span class="accented">a low whisper</span> (Kay); comp. <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Isaiah 29:4</a>. The word elsewhere means "the muttering of a <span class="accented">charm</span>," but must here signify the "<span class="accented">whispered</span> prayer" of one in deep humiliation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/26-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they sought You</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקָד֑וּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qā·ḏū·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their distress;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּצַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(baṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when You disciplined them,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּסָרְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(mū·sā·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4148.htm">Strong's 4148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">צָק֣וּן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·qūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6694.htm">Strong's 6694: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, smelt, utter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a quiet prayer.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֔חַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3908.htm">Strong's 3908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A whisper, a private prayer, an incantation, an amulet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 26:16 Yahweh in trouble they have visited you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 26:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 26:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 26:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 26:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>