Isaiah 26:13
New International Version
LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor.

New Living Translation
O LORD our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship.

English Standard Version
O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.

Berean Standard Bible
O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.

King James Bible
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

New King James Version
O LORD our God, masters besides You Have had dominion over us; But by You only we make mention of Your name.

New American Standard Bible
LORD, our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we confess Your name.

NASB 1995
O LORD our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we confess Your name.

NASB 1977
O LORD our God, other masters besides Thee have ruled us; But through Thee alone we confess Thy name.

Legacy Standard Bible
O Yahweh our God, other masters besides You have ruled us; But through You alone we bring Your name to remembrance.

Amplified Bible
O LORD our God, other masters besides You have ruled over us; But through You alone we confess Your name.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD our God, lords other than you have owned us, but we remember your name alone.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yahweh our God, lords other than You have ruled over us, but we remember Your name alone.

American Standard Version
O Jehovah our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

Contemporary English Version
Others have ruled over us besides you, our LORD God, but we obey only you.

English Revised Version
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, our God, you are not the only master to rule us, but we acknowledge only you.

Good News Translation
LORD our God, we have been ruled by others, but you alone are our LORD.

International Standard Version
O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but through you alone we acknowledge your name.

Majority Standard Bible
O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.

NET Bible
O LORD, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

New Heart English Bible
LORD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but by you only will we make mention of your name.

Webster's Bible Translation
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

World English Bible
Yahweh our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us, but we will only acknowledge your name.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O our God YHWH, lords have ruled us besides You, "" Only, by You we make mention of Your Name.

Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah our God, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy name.

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah our God, lords besides thee had dominion over us; but in thee alone will we make mention of thy name.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Lord our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us, only in thee let us remember thy name.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O Lord our God, other lords have possessed us apart from you, but in you alone let us remember your name.

New American Bible
LORD, our God, lords other than you have ruled us; only because of you can we call upon your name.

New Revised Standard Version
O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but we acknowledge your name alone.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O LORD our God, other lords besides thee have had dominion over us; but thy name alone will we mention;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH our God, there have been Lords over us apart from you. Only your name will be remembered!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O LORD our God, other lords beside Thee have had dominion over us; But by Thee only do we make mention of Thy name.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
O Lord our God, take possession of us: O Lord, we know not any other beside thee: we name thy name.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Song of Trust in God's Provision
12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. 13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess. 14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

Psalm 44:20-21
If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, / would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

Deuteronomy 26:13-14
Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments. / I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.

Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.

1 Kings 8:60
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

Psalm 106:13-15
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. / They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

Ezekiel 20:32
When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass.

1 Samuel 8:7-8
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. / Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.

2 Kings 17:33-34
They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

Jeremiah 2:11-13
Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. / Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD. / “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Romans 6:16
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

1 Corinthians 8:5-6
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

Galatians 4:8-9
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


Treasury of Scripture

O LORD our God, other lords beside you have had dominion over us: but by you only will we make mention of your name.

other

Isaiah 51:22
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

2 Chronicles 12:8
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

by thee

Isaiah 12:4
And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

Joshua 23:7
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

Amos 6:10
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

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Isaiah 26
1. Trust in God's Provision














O LORD our God
This phrase acknowledges the covenant relationship between the Israelites and Yahweh. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred tetragrammaton, which signifies God's eternal and self-existent nature. "Our God" emphasizes a personal and communal relationship, reminding the Israelites of their unique identity as God's chosen people. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' understanding of God as their ultimate authority and protector, distinct from the pagan gods of surrounding nations.

other lords besides You
The "other lords" refer to foreign rulers and deities that have exerted control over the Israelites. In the historical context, this could point to the various empires that dominated Israel, such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. Spiritually, it also represents the idols and false gods that the Israelites were tempted to worship. The Hebrew word for "lords" here is "adonim," which can mean masters or rulers, indicating both political and spiritual subjugation.

have had dominion over us
This phrase acknowledges the periods of oppression and servitude experienced by the Israelites. The Hebrew root "mashal" means to rule or have dominion, suggesting a loss of freedom and autonomy. This historical reality serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of remaining faithful to Him. It also highlights God's sovereignty, as He ultimately allows these dominions for His purposes and plans.

but Your name alone
The emphasis on "Your name alone" signifies exclusive devotion and worship to Yahweh. In Hebrew culture, a name represents one's character and authority. By confessing God's name alone, the Israelites are declaring their allegiance and trust in His power and righteousness. This phrase serves as a call to monotheism, rejecting all other gods and affirming the first commandment to have no other gods before Yahweh.

do we confess
The act of confession here is both a declaration of faith and an acknowledgment of past failures. The Hebrew word "zakar" means to remember or to mention, indicating a conscious decision to honor and proclaim God's name. This confession is an act of repentance and renewal, turning back to God after periods of disobedience. It reflects a heart posture of humility and dependence on God's grace and mercy.

(13) Other lords beside thee have had do minion over us . . .--The "other lords" are the conquerors and oppressors by whom Israel had been enslaved; possibly also, the false gods with whom those conquerors identified themselves.

By thee only will we make mention of thy name.--Better, Through Thee alone we celebrate Thy Name. The power to praise God with hymns of thanksgiving (Psalm 45:17) had been restored to Israel, not by man's strength, but through His interposition on behalf of His people.

Verse 13. - Other lords. The saved had not always been faithful to Jehovah. Some, no doubt, had actually been idolaters, as many of the early Christians (1 Corinthians 12:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:9, etc.). Others had given their hearts for a time to other vanities, and turned away from God. Now, in the new Jerusalem, they confess their short comings, and acknowledge that only through God's mercy - by thee - are they in the condition to celebrate his Name.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
O LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

[other] lords
אֲדֹנִ֖ים (’ă·ḏō·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

besides You
זֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָ (zū·lā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2108: Scattering, removal, except

have had dominion,
בְּעָל֥וּנוּ (bə·‘ā·lū·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common plural
Strong's 1166: To be master, to marry

but Your name
שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ (šə·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

alone
לְבַד־ (lə·ḇaḏ-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

do we confess.
נַזְכִּ֥יר (naz·kîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male


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