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Isaiah 26

Isa. 26:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Open
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
l ye the gates
sha`ar (Hebrew #8179)
an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV usage: city, door, gate, port (X -er).
Pronounce: shah'-ar
Origin: from 8176 in its original sense
, that the righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
which keepeth
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the φtruth
'emuwn (Hebrew #529)
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness
KJV usage: faith(-ful), truth.
Pronounce: ay-moon'
Origin: from 539
may enter in
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 118:19• 19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. (Psa. 118:19)
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truths.

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Righteousness,
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Cross References

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Open.
Isa. 60:11• 11And thy gates shall stand open continually: (they shall not be shut day nor night,) that the wealth of the nations may be brought unto thee, and that their kings may be led to thee. (Isa. 60:11)
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Isa. 62:10• 10Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a banner for the peoples. (Isa. 62:10)
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Psa. 118:20• 20This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein. (Psa. 118:20)
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Ezek. 48:31‑34• 31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
 32And at the east side four thousand and five hundred, and three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
 33And at the south side four thousand and five hundred cubits by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
 34At the west side four thousand and five hundred, and their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. (Ezek. 48:31‑34)
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Zech. 8:20• 20Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; (Zech. 8:20)
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Acts 2:47• 47praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added to the assembly daily those that were to be saved. (Acts 2:47)
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Rev. 21:24• 24And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it. (Rev. 21:24)
righteous.
Isa. 60:21• 21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever--the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. (Isa. 60:21)
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Ex. 19:6• 6and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel. (Ex. 19:6)
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Deut. 4:6‑8• 6And ye shall keep and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Verily this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
 7For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for?
 8And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day? (Deut. 4:6‑8)
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Psa. 106:5• 5That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. (Psa. 106:5)
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1 Peter 2:9• 9But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light; (1 Peter 2:9)
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2 Peter 3:13• 13But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness. (2 Peter 3:13)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, (Rev. 5:9)
truth.
Heb. truths.
Jude 3• 3Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of our common salvation, I have been obliged to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. (Jude 3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter inc.

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 118.19,20.