Isaiah 25:12
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.
Isaiah 25:12 in other translations
| BSB | The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust. |
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| WEB | He has brought the high fortress of your walls down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust. |
| ASV | And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust. |
| YLT | And the fortress of the high place of thy walls He hath bowed down--He hath made low, He hath caused it to come to the earth, --unto dust. |
| DARBY | And the fortress of the high defences of thy walls will he bring down, lay low, bring to the ground, into the dust. |
| BBE | And the strong tower of your walls has been broken by him, made low, and crushed even to the dust. |
| Webster | And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls will he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. |
What does Isaiah 25:12 mean?
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 25:9-12
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…
Isaiah 25:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 25:12
- Revelation 18:21
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
- Isaiah 26:5
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.
- Isaiah 14:23
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
- Isaiah 15:1
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
- Jeremiah 51:58
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
- Jeremiah 51:64
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
- Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Isaiah 13:19-22
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 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;
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Context
- Isaiah 25:11
And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
- Isaiah 25:12
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.
Isaiah 25:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y allanará la fortaleza de tus altos muros: la humillará y echará á tierra, hasta el polvo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la forteresse des hautes défenses de tes murs, il l’abattra, il l’abaissera, il la mettra par terre jusque dans la poussière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und deine festen, hochragenden Mauern wird er niederwerfen, niederstürzen, zu Boden strecken bis in den Staub. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et munimenta sublimium murorum tuorum concident, et humiliabuntur, et detrahentur in terram usque ad pulverem. |