Isa 26:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | 26:16 While waiting for God’s salvation (26:1 ), the godly were in distress and longed for their vindication. They prayed beneath the burden of God’s discipline . In Hezekiah’s time, Judah was in distress when Sennacherib attacked and destroyed the whole nation except for Jerusalem.

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‏ Isaiah 26:16-18

26:16 ^a While waiting for God’s salvation (26:1 ^b), the godly were in distress and longed for their vindication. They prayed beneath the burden of God’s discipline. In Hezekiah’s time, Judah was in distress when Sennacherib attacked and destroyed the whole nation except for Jerusalem.
26:17 ^c The imagery of a pregnant woman in childbirth describes the nation’s pain when Assyrian king Sennacherib attacked it in 701 BC (see 37:3 ^d).
26:18 ^e Only God can give salvation and bring life (see 59:9-15 ^f).