King James Version
What Does Isaiah 2:14 Mean?
“And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,”
Context
12
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
13
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. pleasant: Heb. pictures of desire
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(14)**And upon all the high mountains.**—Possibly the prophet may have had in his mind the thunderstorm of Psalm 29:5—“the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.” The oaks of Bashan were, like the cedars of Lebanon, proverbially types of forest greatness (Isaiah 33:9). Literally, the words must have found a fulfilment in the ravages of Sargon’s and Sennacherib’s armies.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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