Isaiah 26:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For He brings down those who dwell on high; the lofty city, He lays it low; He lays it low, even to the ground; He brings it even to the dust.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For he hath brought down{H7817} them that dwell{H3427} on high,{H4791} the lofty{H7682} city:{H7151} he layeth it low,{H8213} he layeth it low{H8213} even to the ground;{H776} he bringeth{H5060} it even to the dust.{H6083}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For he bringeth down{H7817}{(H8689)} them that dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} on high{H4791}; the lofty{H7682}{(H8737)} city{H7151}, he layeth it low{H8213}{(H8686)}; he layeth it low{H8213}{(H8686)}, even to the ground{H776}; he bringeth{H5060}{(H8686)} it even to the dust{H6083}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For why, it is he, yt bringeth lowe the hie mynded citesyns, & casteth downe the proude cities. He casteth the to the groude, yee eue in to ye myre, yt they maye be trode

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For hee will bring downe them that dwell on hie: the hie citie he will abase: euen vnto the ground wil he cast it downe, & bring it vnto dust.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For he hath brought downe the high minded citizens: as for the proude citie he hath brought it lowe, euen to the ground shall he cast it downe, and bring it vnto dust.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ For 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city: he lays it low, he lays it low even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he hath brought 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he hath brought 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 40:11-13 : 11 Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low. 12 Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand. 13 Bury them together in the dust; bind their faces in the hidden place.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
  • Isa 13:11 : 11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the ruthless.
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.'
  • Isa 25:11-12 : 11 They will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim. But God will bring down their pride despite the skill of their hands. 12 He will demolish the high fortress of your walls, bring it down to the ground, to the very dust.
  • Isa 32:19 : 19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will be laid low in humiliation.
  • Isa 47:1 : 1 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you will no longer be called tender and delicate.
  • Jer 50:31-32 : 31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Sovereign LORD of Hosts, for your day has come, the time for Me to punish you. 32 The arrogant one will stumble and fall, and no one will help him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will devour all around him.
  • Jer 51:25-26 : 25 Behold, I am against you, the destroying mountain, declares the Lord, you who destroy the whole earth. I will stretch out My hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain. 26 No stone will be taken from you for a cornerstone or foundation, for you will be desolate forever, declares the Lord.
  • Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
  • Jer 51:64 : 64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.
  • Rev 18:2 : 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, and a cage for every unclean and detested bird.'

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