He will break down every high tower and every fortified wall.
Parallel translations
- WEB For every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,
- KJV And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
- BSB against every high tower, against every fortified wall,
- ESV against every high tower, and against every fortified wall;
- NKJV Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall;
- NASB Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall,
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Quick answer
Every high tower and fortified wall will be brought down. Human defenses and achievements offer no security against God's judgment.
Overview
Towers and walls represent humanity's strength, pride, and self-made protection. These too will collapse in the day of the LORD. The verse exposes the futility of trusting in human fortifications rather than God.
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- Isa 25:12He has brought the high fortress of your walls down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.
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