Isaiah 26:5
who hast humbled and brought down them that dwell on high, thou shalt cast down strong cities, and bring them to the ground.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
4they have trusted with confidence forever, the great, the eternal God;
6And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.
Cross References
Job 40:11And send forth messengers with wrath; 1 And lay low every haughty one. 1
Isaiah 13:11And I will command evils for the whole world, and will visit their sins on the ungodly: and I will destroy the pride of transgressors, and will bring low the pride of the haughty.
Isaiah 24:10All the city has become desolate: one shall shut his house so that none shall enter.
Isaiah 25:12And he shall bring down the height of the refuge of the wall, and it shall come down even to the ground.
Isaiah 47:1Come down, sit on the ground, O virgin daughter of Babylon: sit on the ground, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and luxurious.
Jeremiah 51:25Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye women have spoken with your mouth, and ye fulfilled it with your hands, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour drink offerings to her: full well did ye keep to your vows, and ye have indeed performed them.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 26:2-5
The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 718.) 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: To the prophecies of gospel grace very fitly is a song annexed, in which we… Read the whole commentary →