American Standard Version
Isaiah 25:12
12And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.
Isaiah 25:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
- New International Version (NIV)He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the high fortifications of his walls he will bring down, lay low, and cast to the ground, to the dust.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, down to the dust.
Context of Isaiah 25:12
10For in this mountain will the hand of Jehovah rest; and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill. 11And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; but Jehovah will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands. And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.
Read all of Isaiah 25Isaiah 25:12 word by word
וּמִבְצַ֞ר מִשְׂגַּ֣ב חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָ הֵשַׁ֥ח הִשְׁפִּ֛יל הִגִּ֥יעַ לָאָ֖רֶץ עַד־עָפָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 25:12
- Isaiah 26:5For he hath brought 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.
- Jeremiah 51:58Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);
- Hebrews 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.
- Revelation 18:21And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.
- Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 14:23I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Commentaries on Isaiah 25:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And the fortress - Thy strong defenses shall be destroyed. This is spoken of Moab (compare the notes at Isaiah 15:1-9; Isaiah 16:1-14), and is designed to be emblematic of the enemies of the people of God (compare the notes at Isaiah 34) The repetition of the expressions bring down,‘ lay low,‘ and bring to the ground,‘ is designed to make the sentence emphatic, and to indicate that it would certainly be accomplished.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 With joy and praise will those entertain the glad tidings of the Redeemer, who looked for him; and with a triumphant song will glorified saints enter into the joy of their Lord. And it is not in vain to wait for him; for the mercy comes at last, with abundant recompence for the delay. The hands once stretched out upon the cross, to make way for our salvation, will at length be stretched forth to destroy all impenitent sinners. Moab is here put…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The new community of God’s people will respond in joy and faith. When the enemy is defeated, God’s people will be free forever.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. fortress--the strongholds of Moab, the representative of the foes of God's people [Barnes]. Babylon [Maurer]. The society of infidels represented as a city (Re 11:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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