The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Parallel translations
- WEB The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.”
- BSB Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
- NKJV The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.”
- NASB “The foot will trample it, The feet of the poor, the steps of the helpless.”
- NLT The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it.
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Quick answer
The fallen city is trodden underfoot by the poor and needy. God gives the lowly to triumph over the proud who once oppressed them.
Overview
Those once downtrodden now tread down the ruined stronghold of the mighty. The reversal vindicates the afflicted and humbles the oppressor. It pictures God's kingdom, where the meek inherit and the lowly are lifted up in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rom 16:20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
- Luke 10:19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
- Rev 2:26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
- Josh 10:24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
- Jas 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Dan 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
- Luke 1:51–53He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
- Isa 37:25I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
- Isa 25:10For 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.
- 1 Cor 1:26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
- Jer 50:45Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
- Zeph 3:11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
- Isa 60:14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isa 3:15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
- Mal 4:3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Rev 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
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