Isaiah 26:3 - Easy To Read Version3 Lord, you give true peace\par to people who depend on you,\par to people who trust you.\par Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 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. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible3 Those with sound thoughts you will keep in peace, in peace because they trust in you. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version3 The old error has gone away. You will serve peace: peace, for we have hoped in you. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 The old error is passed away, thou wilt keep peace: peace, because we have hoped in thee. Féach an chaibidil |
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.
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 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