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.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has brought the high fortress of your walls down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.
- BSB The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.
- NKJV The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, down to the dust.
- NASB The unassailable fortifications of your walls He will bring down, Lay low, and throw to the ground, to the dust.
- NLT The high walls of Moab will be demolished. They will be brought down to the ground, down into the dust.
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Quick answer
God will demolish Moab's high, fortified walls, bringing them down to the dust. The proud defenses of the enemy are leveled.
Overview
The lofty fortifications in which Moab trusted are cast to the ground. The reduction to dust signals complete defeat. The verse closes the contrast between God's secure people and the collapsing strongholds of the proud.
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Cross-references · 9
- Rev 18:21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
- Isa 26:5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
- Isa 13:19–22And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Heb 11:30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- Jer 51:58Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
- Isa 14:23I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Jer 51:64And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
- 2 Cor 10:4–5(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
- Isa 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
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