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

10For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain, And Moab will be trodden down in his place As straw is trodden down in the water of a manure pile. 11And he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim, But the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands. The unassailable fortifications of your walls He will bring down, Lay low and cast to the ground, even to the dust.

Isaiah 25:12 word by word

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

• unassailableמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
• fortificationsמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
• of your wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• He will bringשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• Layשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• castנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• evenעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• to the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083

Cross-references for Isaiah 25:12

• Isaiah 26:5For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
• Jeremiah 51:58Thus says the Lord of hosts, “The broad wall of Babylon will be completely razed And her high gates will be set on fire; So the peoples will toil for nothing, And the nations become exhausted only for fire.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
• Hebrews 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
• Revelation 18:21Then a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence, and will not be found any longer.
• Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Isaiah 14:23“I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord 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

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