King James Version
Isaiah 2:14 in the King James Version says “And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,”
Isaiah 2:14 · KJV
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:
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. pleasant: Heb. pictures of desire
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And upon all the high”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“that are lifted up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
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