King James Version
Isaiah 25:12 in the King James Version says “And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.”
Isaiah 25:12 · KJV
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 . trodden down under: or, threshed, etc trodden down for: or, threshed in Madmenah
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 down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the fortress”
H4013a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
“lay low”
H8213to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
“and bring”
H5060properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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