Isaiah 25:12

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

10The Lord's power will bless this mountain. He will knock down Moab's people and he will walk all over them. He will walk on them, as if they are straw in a heap of dung. 11Moab's people will try to escape from that punishment. They will push with their hands as they try to swim out! But the Lord will make their proud strength useless, whatever they do to escape. He will knock down the high walls of Moab's city. He will completely destroy their strong place. It will all fall down into the dust on the ground.

Isaiah 25:12 word by word

וּמִבְצַ֞ר מִשְׂגַּ֣ב חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָ הֵשַׁ֥ח הִשְׁפִּ֛יל הִגִּ֥יעַ לָאָ֖רֶץ עַד־עָפָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fortressמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
• of the high fortמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
• of thy wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• shall he bring downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• lay lowשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• bringנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• to the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Isaiah 25:12

• Isaiah 26:5He brings down low the proud people who live in high places. He destroys their cities. He knocks down their cities so that they fall to the ground and become dust.
• Jeremiah 51:58The Lord Almighty says this: ‘The enemy will completely knock down the strong walls of Babylon. They will burn its high gates with fire. The nations work very hard, but their work is useless. They make themselves tired, but fire destroys all their work.’
• 2 Corinthians 10:4It is like we are fighting in a war, but we do not use human weapons. Instead we use God's weapons. Those weapons are powerful enough to destroy the enemy's strong places. We use those weapons to destroy people's wrong ideas.
• Hebrews 11:30Because of their faith, Israel's people marched round Jericho city for seven days. Then the city's walls fell down.
• Revelation 18:21Then a powerful angel picked up a very big, heavy stone. He threw it into the sea. He said, ‘God will throw you down, Babylon! You are a great city, but God will throw you down like this stone. Nobody will ever see you again!
• Isaiah 13:19Yes, God will destroy Babylon, as he did to Sodom and Gomorrah. Babylon has been a great and beautiful city. The people of the whole nation have been very proud of it. But God will still destroy it.
• Isaiah 14:23The Lord Almighty says, ‘I will make Babylon a place where wild animals live. There will be pools of bad water. I will sweep everything away, like someone who sweeps dirt away with a brush.’

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

Topics related to Isaiah 25:12

• Armies
• Fort

In the dictionaries

• Feast
• Heap
• Misgab
• Swim
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Salvation
• Moab

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