Isaiah 26:5
For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the fortress; The lofty city he hath laid low; He hath laid her low even to the ground; He hath levelled her with the dust.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Trust ye in Jehovah forever, For the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting rock.
6The foot trampleth upon her, The feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.
Cross References
Job 40:11Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
Isaiah 13:11For I will punish the world for its guilt, And the wicked for their iniquity. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud, And I will bring down the haughtiness of the tyrants.
Isaiah 24:10The city of desolation is broken down; Every house is closed, so that none can enter.
Isaiah 25:12And the high bulwarks of thy walls will he lay low; He will bring them down to the ground; he will lay them in the dust.
Isaiah 47:1Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin, daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldaeans! For thou shalt no longer be called the tender and delicate!
Jeremiah 51:25O thou destroying mountain, that destroyest the whole earth, Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah! And I will stretch out my hand against thee, And roll thee down from the rocks, And make thee a burnt mountain,
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 →