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Isaiah 26:4–6

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Isaiah 26:4

4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

Isaiah 26:5

5¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

Isaiah 26:6

6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:4

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Trust

Something committed to a person’s care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

ever

At any time; always; continually; or forever, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

JEHOVAH

Jehovah, the divine name by which the LORD identifies himself in the KJV passages using this form.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

everlasting

Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

strength

Power, force, firmness, ability, endurance, or that which gives support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

high

Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

layeth

Places, sets, puts, applies, or imposes. In KJV phrases, it may mean stores up, reveals, brings low, grasps, regards, establishes, sets an ambush, or attacks.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 (facsimile-linked witness) · Strong's Exhaustive Concordance 1890 (occurrence-specific) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

low

Not high; beneath in place, rank, amount, strength, or condition; also humble or brought down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dust

Fine, dry particles of earth; the ground or earth, often as an image of frailty, abasement, or death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 26:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

foot

The lower extremity used for standing or walking; also a measure, base, or lowest part; as a verb, to tread or walk.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tread

To step, walk, press, or trample with the feet.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

even

Indeed or precisely; adding emphasis to what follows.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

steps

Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

needy

Necessitous; indigent; very poor; distressed by want of the means of living.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 12:2
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  2. Psalms 62:8
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  3. Philippians 4:13
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  4. Psalms 55:22
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  5. Psalms 18:2
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From verse 5

  1. Jeremiah 51:37
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  2. Job 40:11–13
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  3. Revelation 18:2
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  4. Isaiah 13:11
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  5. Jeremiah 51:25–26
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From verse 6

  1. Luke 10:19
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  2. Romans 16:20
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  3. Revelation 2:26
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  4. James 2:5
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  5. Joshua 10:24
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