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And the fortress,וּמִבְצַרthe high refugeמִשְׂגַּבof your walls,חוֹמֹתֶיךָhe will bring down,הֵשַׁחhe will lay low,הִשְׁפִּילhe will bring itהִגִּיעַto the ground,לָאָרֶץtoעַדthe dust.עָפָר
Isaiah 25:12
Study it in the app“And the fortress, the high refuge of your walls, he will bring down, he will lay low, he will bring it to the ground, to the dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 25:12, word by word
- And the fortressמִבְצַרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears- the high refugeמִשְׂגַּבmisgav
high refuge
A high, safe place that the enemy cannot reach: a height, a refuge on high. It is said of God as protection.
Where else “misgav” appears- of your wallsחוֹמֹתֶיchomote
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomote” appears- he will bring downהֵשַׁחheshach
be brought low
To be brought low: the proud are humbled and the grieving feel crushed.
Where else “heshach” appears- he will lay lowהִשְׁפִּילhishpil
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “hishpil” appears- he will bring itהִגִּיעַhigia
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “higia” appears- to the groundאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
The context
11And he will spread out his hands in its midst, as the swimmer spreads out his hands to swim; and he will bring low his pride together with the tricks of his hands.
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