Reference

Isaiah 26:14

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
12

Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

13

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

14

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

15

Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.

16

Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Keyword Match
90% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Keyword Match
100% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Punishment Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes a state of death and non-rising for "them," but it doesn't explicitly state that this is a result of divine judgment or that their existence is entirely consumed or ceases, only that their memory perishes.

Destruction / Perishing Language

This verse explicitly states that "they are dead" and "shall not live," and that God has "destroyed them" and "made all their memory to perish," which directly aligns with the theme of destruction and perishing. There is no linguistic ambiguity or alternative interpretation in the plain text that would suggest it does not support this theme.

Punishment Language

The verse describes a state of being (dead, deceased) and an action taken (visited and destroyed), but it does not explicitly use words like "punish," "vengeance," or "wrath" to describe the divine action.