Isaiah 26:5

For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,

Young's Literal Translation

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 Jehovah for ever, For in Jah Jehovah [is] a rock of ages,

6Tread it down doth a foot, Feet of the poor — steps of the weak.

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Cross References

Job 40:11Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

Isaiah 13:11And I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.

Isaiah 24:10It was broken down — a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.

Isaiah 25:12And the fortress of the high place of thy walls He hath bowed down — He hath made low, He hath caused [it] to come to the earth, — unto dust.

Isaiah 47:1Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the earth, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'O tender and delicate one.'

Jeremiah 51:25Lo, I [am] against thee, O destroying mount, An affirmation of Jehovah, That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I have rolled thee from the rocks, And given thee for 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 →

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