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Read Full Chapter (Isaiah 26) Isaiah 26:5-6 KJV
"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. The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy."
Isaiah 26:5-6 in Context (Verses 2–9 KJV)
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Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.*
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.**
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Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:*
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¶ 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.
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The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
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The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
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Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.