‘I will make her a swampland and a region for herons, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.’ This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
Isaiah 25:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The high-walled fortress will be brought down, thrown to the ground, to the dust. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the high fortifications of your walls [the Lord] will bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. American Standard Version (1901) And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust. Common English Bible The fortified towers of their walls will be thrown down, will be leveled, will be brought down to the earth, to the dust. Catholic Public Domain Version And the fortifications of your sublime walls will fall, and be brought low, and be torn down to the ground, even to the dust. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the bulwarks of thy high walls shall fall and be brought low, and shall be pulled down to the ground, even to the dust. |
‘I will make her a swampland and a region for herons, and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.’ This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
A pronouncement concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night. Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night.
For you have turned the city into a pile of rocks, a fortified city into ruins; the fortress of barbarians is no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.
For he has humbled those who live in lofty places – an inaccessible city. He brings it down; he brings it down to the ground; he throws it to the dust.
About Moab, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed; Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive. The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!
This is what the Lord of Armies says: Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished, and her high gates set ablaze. The peoples will have laboured for nothing; the nations will weary themselves only to feed the fire.
Then say, “In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.” ’ The words of Jeremiah end here.
Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In his wrath he has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.
Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendour you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the ground; I made you a spectacle before kings.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being marched round by the Israelites for seven days.
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, In this way, Babylon the great city will be thrown down violently and never be found again.