Isaiah 26:3 - Easy To Read Version Lord, you give true peace\par to people who depend on you,\par to people who trust you.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. American Standard Version (1901) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. Common English Bible Those with sound thoughts you will keep in peace, in peace because they trust in you. Catholic Public Domain Version The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The old error is passed away, thou wilt keep peace: peace, because we have hoped in thee. |
Those men from the family groups of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad prayed to God in the war. They asked God to help them because they trusted him. So God helped them. God allowed them to defeat the Hagrite people. And they also defeated those other people who were with the Hagrite people.
So at that time the people of Israel were defeated, and the people of Judah won. The army from Judah won because they depended on the Lord the God of their ancestors. {\cf2\super [177]}
The Ethiopians and the Libyans had a very large and powerful army. They had many chariots {\cf2\super [199]} and chariot drivers. But Asa, you depended on the Lord to help you defeat that large powerful army, and the Lord let you defeat them.
People who love your teachings\par will find true peace.\par Nothing can make those people fall.\par
People who trust in the Lord\par will be like Mount Zion.\par They will never be shaken.\par They will continue forever.\par
People who know your name\par should trust you.\par Lord, if people come to you,\par you will not leave them without help.\par
God saves me.\par I trust him.\par I am not afraid.\par He saves me.\par The Lord YAH is my strength.\par He saves me.\par And I sing songs of praise about him. {\cf2\super [139]} \par
Lord, you have succeeded in doing\par all the things that we tried to do.\par So give us peace.\par
But if any person comes to me for safety\par and wants to make peace with me,\par then let him come,\par and make peace with me.\par
Look at the people going down to Egypt for help. The people ask for horses. They think horses will save them. The people hope the chariots {\cf2\super [289]} and horse soldiers from Egypt will protect them. The people think they are safe because that army is very big. The people don’t trust the Holy One of Israel (God). The people don’t ask the Lord for help.
My people will live in the beautiful field of peace. My people will live in tents of safety. They will live in calm and peaceful places.
In all the world, my servant {\cf2\super [383]} \par is the most blind!\par The messenger I send \{to the world\}\par is the most deaf.\par The one I made the Agreement with\par —the servant of the Lord—\par is the most blind.\par
“I, the Lord, called you to do right.\par I will hold your hand.\par And I will protect you.\par You will be the sign that shows\par \{I have\} an Agreement with the people.\par You will be a light to shine for all people.\par
Yes, they are citizens of the Holy City {\cf2\super [412]} .\par They depend on the God of Israel.\par The Lord All-Powerful is his Name.\par
The Lord says,\par “There will be a special time\par when I show my kindness.\par At that time I will answer your prayers.\par There will be a special day\par when I save you.\par At that time I will help you.\par I will protect you.\par And you will be the proof that I have\par an Agreement with the people.\par The country is destroyed now,\par but you will give that land back\par to the people who own it.\par
The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par
The people that respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He truly trusts in the Lord’s name, and that servant depends on his God.
The Lord says,\par “Look, I will give you peace.\par This peace will come flowing to you\par like a great river.\par Wealth from all the nations on earth\par will come flowing to you.\par That wealth will come like a flood.\par \{You will be like little babies\}.\par You will drink that ‘milk’ (wealth)\par I will pick you up,\par hold you in my arms,\par and bounce you on my knees.\par
I will save you, Ebed-Melech. You won’t die from a sword, but you will escape and live. That will happen because you have trusted in me.’” This message is from the Lord.
If you throw us into the hot furnace, then the God we serve can save us. And if he wants to, he can save us from your power.
Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their God has sent his angel and saved his servants from the fire! These three men trusted their God. They refused to obey my command and were willing to die instead of serving or worshiping any other god.
King Darius was very happy. He told his servants to lift Daniel out of the lions’ den (cage). And when Daniel was lifted out of the den they did not find any injury on his body. Daniel was not hurt by the lions because he trusted in his God.
There will be peace.\par Yes, the Assyrian army\par will come into our country\par and trample our large buildings.\par But the Ruler of Israel {\cf2\super [63]} will choose\par seven shepherds and eight leaders. {\cf2\super [64]} \par
“I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.
“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”
We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
And God’s peace will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. That peace which God gives is so great that we cannot understand it.