Isaiah 25:12
And the fortification of thy high chomot (walls) 1 shall He bring down, lay low, 1 and bring to the ground, even to the aphar (dust).
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Isaiah 14:23I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog, 1 and swamps of mayim; 1 and I will sweep it with the mat'ate (broom) of shmad (destruction), 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1
Isaiah 26:5For He bringeth down them that dwell on marom (high); 1 the lofty city, He layeth it low; 1 He layeth it low, even ad eretz; 1 He bringeth it even to aphar (dust). 1
Jeremiah 51:58Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: 1 The thick chomot Bavel shall be utterly broken, 1 and her high she'arim shall be burned with eish; 1 and the people shall labor in vain, 1 and the peoples wear themselves out 1 only for eish.
Ezekiel 28:17Thine lev was lifted up [in pride] because of thy beauty, 1 thou hast corrupted thy chochmah by reason of thy splendor; 1 I will cast thee to eretz (earth), 1 I will lay thee before melachim, 1 that they may gaze upon thee. 1
Hebrews 11:30By Emunah, the walls of Yericho fell down, after they had been encircled for shivat yamim.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:10-12
The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 718.) 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 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… Read the whole commentary →