Isaiah 26:5

For 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Trust ye in Hashem forever; 1 for in G-d Hashem is Tzur Olamin; 1

6The regel (foot) shall trample it down, 1 even the feet of the oni (oppressed), 1 and the footsteps of the dalim (poor, downtrodden, needy). 1

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Cross References

Job 40:11Unleash thy evrot af (furious wrath); 1 and behold every one that is proud, and bring him low. 1

Isaiah 13:11And I will punish the tevel (world) for ra'ah, 1 and the resha'im for their avon (iniquity); 1 and I will cause the ga'on (arrogance) of the proud to cease, 1 and will lay low the ga'avah (pride) of the tyrant. 1

Isaiah 24:10The city of tohu is broken; 1 every bais is shut up, that no man may come in. 1

Isaiah 25:12And 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).

Isaiah 47:1Go down, and sit in the aphar, 1 O Betulat Bat Bavel, 1 sit on the ground; there is no kisse, 1 O Bat Kasdim (Chaldeans); 1 for thou shalt no more be called 1 tender and delicate. 1

Jeremiah 51:25Hineni, I am against thee, O Har HaMashchit (Destroying Mountain), saith Hashem, 1 which destroyest kol ha'aretz; 1 and I will stretch out Mine Yad upon thee, 1 and roll thee down from the cliffs, 1 and will make thee a har serefah (burned out mountain). 1

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 →

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