Isaiah 25:12 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 25:12

The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.

BSB

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ASV

And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down,.... That is, their high and, fenced walls, which were about their cities, the fortifications of them; these should be destroyed by the Lord, be battered and brought down, not being able to stand against his mighty power.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And the fortress ... - Thy strong defenses shall be destroyed. This is spoken of Moab (compare the notes at Isa 15:1-9;Isa 16:1-14), and is designed to be emblematic of the enemies of the people of God (compare the notes at Isa. 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.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמִבְצַ֞ר	u.miv.Tzar	and [the] fortification of	H4013 →
מִשְׂגַּ֣ב	mis.Gav	[the] refuge of	H4869 →
חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָ	cho.mo.Tei.kha	walls your	H2346 →
הֵשַׁ֥ח	he.Shach	he will lay low	H7817 →
הִשְׁפִּ֛יל	hish.Pil	he will bring [it] low	H8213 →
הִגִּ֥יעַ	hi.Gi.a'	he will make [it] touch	H5060 →
לָאָ֖רֶץ	la.'A.retz	<to> the ground	H776 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
עָפָֽר׃ ס	'a.Far	[the] dust	H6083 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
leads to
- Joshua 6:3–20
  March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Through
Revelation 18:21
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never…
leads to
- Jeremiah 51:63–64
  When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
- Ezekiel 26:21
  I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Through
Isaiah 26:5
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
leads to
- Revelation 18:2
  And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable…
- Job 40:11–13
  Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
- Jeremiah 51:37
  Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.
Through
Jeremiah 51:64
Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the…
leads to
- Jeremiah 51:58
  This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will…

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