Isaiah 2 · Verse 14

Isaiah 2:14

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Isaiah 2:14, King James Version

Isaiah 2:14 in other translations

BSBagainst all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
WEBfor all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,
ASVand upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
YLTAnd for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,
DARBYand upon all the lofty mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;
BBEAnd on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;
WebsterAnd upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

What does Isaiah 2:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. high ... hills--referring to the "high places" on which sacrifices were unlawfully offered, even in Uzziah's (equivalent to Azariah) reign (2Ki 15:4). Also, places of strength, fastnesses in which they trusted, rather than in God; so

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 2:10-22

The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems first meant here, when idolatry among the Jews was done away; but our thoughts are led forward to the destruction of all the enemies of Christ. It is folly for those who are pursued by the wrath of God, to think to hide or shelter themselves from it. The shaking of the earth will be terrible to those who set their affections on things of the earth. Men's haughtiness…

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Isaiah 2:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַ֖לve.'Aland onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
הָרָמִ֑יםha.ra.Mimthat are loftyH7311
וְעַ֖לve.'Aland onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַגְּבָע֥וֹתha.ge.va.'otthe hillsH1389
הַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת\׃ha.ni.sa.'otthat are lifted upH5375

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 2:14

  • Isaiah 40:4

    Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

  • Isaiah 30:25

    And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

  • Psalms 110:5-6

    The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:5

    Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  • Psalms 68:16

    Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
30:25; 40:4; Ps 68:16; 110:5,6; 2Co 10:5

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Context

  • Isaiah 2:13

    And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

  • Isaiah 2:14

    And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

  • Isaiah 2:15

    And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

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Isaiah 2:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sobre todos los montes altos, y sobre todos los collados levantados;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et contre toutes les hautes montagnes, et contre toutes les collines élevées;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und über alle hohen Berge und über alle erhabenen Hügel;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et super omnes montes excelsos, et super omnes colles elevatos,