Isaiah 26:12
“Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also worked all our works for us.”
— Isaiah 26:12
About this verse
Isaiah 26:12 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine peace, God's sovereignty. Notable phrases: ordain peace; worked all our works. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Isaiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
prayer
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