Isaiah 26:5

Isaiah 26:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he bringeth 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.
• New International Version (NIV)He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he has humbled the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust.

Context of Isaiah 26:5

3With perfect peace you will protect those whose minds cannot be changed, because they trust you. 4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock. He has brought down those who live high in the towering city. He levels it. He levels it to the ground and throws it into the dust. 6Feet trample it, the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor. 7The path of the righteous is level. O Upright One, you make the road of the righteous smooth.

Isaiah 26:5 word by word

כִּ֤י הֵשַׁח֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י מָר֔וֹם קִרְיָ֖ה נִשְׂגָּבָ֑ה יַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּה יַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙ עַד־אֶ֔רֶץ יַגִּיעֶ֖נָּה עַד־עָפָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For he bringeth downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• on highמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• the loftyשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• cityקִרְיָהqiryâh · townH7151
• he layeth it lowשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• he bringethנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• to the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Isaiah 26:5

• Isaiah 2:12The Lord of Armies will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited and all who are proud of themselves (they will be humbled),
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their wrongdoing. I will put an end to arrogant people and humble the pride of tyrants.
• Isaiah 14:13You thought, “I’ll go up to heaven and set up my throne above God’s stars. I’ll sit on the mountain far away in the north where the gods assemble.
• Isaiah 25:11The Moabites will stretch out their hands in the manure like swimmers who stretch out their hands to swim. ⌞The Lord⌟ will humble those arrogant people despite the movements of their hands.
• Job 40:11Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.
• Isaiah 25:12He will bring down Moab’s high fortified walls, level them, and throw them into the dust on the ground.
• Isaiah 32:19The forest will be flattened because of hail, and the city will be completely leveled.
• Isaiah 47:1Go, sit in the dirt, virgin princess of Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called soft and delicate.
• Jeremiah 50:31“I’m against you, you arrogant city,” declares the Almighty Lord of Armies. “Your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
• Jeremiah 51:25“I am against you, Babylon, you destructive mountain. You have destroyed the whole earth,” declares the Lord. “I will use my power against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a scorched mountain.
• Revelation 18:2He cried out in a powerful voice, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every evil spirit, every unclean bird, and every unclean and hated beast.

Commentaries on Isaiah 26:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The lofty city, he layeth it low - The city of Babylon (see the note at Isaiah 25:12; compare Isaiah 14:1, note)Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The way of the just is evenness, a steady course of obedience and holy conversation. And it is their happiness that God makes their way plain and easy. It is our duty, and will be our comfort, to wait for God, to keep up holy desires toward him in the darkest and most discouraging times. Our troubles must never turn us from God; and in the darkest, longest night of affliction, with our souls must we desire him; and this we must wait and pray…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Proud and arrogant people often praise themselves (see Isaiah 2:11–12), but God humbles them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. lofty city--Babylon; representative of the stronghold of the foes of God's people in all ages (Is 25:2, 12; 13:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 26:5

• Pride

In the dictionaries

• Delivery
• Indignation
• Judgment
• Intercession
• Isaiah
• Loftily; Loftiness; Lofty
• Salvation

Commentaries on Isaiah 26

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings