King James Version

Isaiah 25:12

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.

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וּמִבְצַ֞רumivtsarand fencedמִבְצָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fenced”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4013a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender(de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).מִשְׂגַּ֣בmisgavMisgabמִשְׂגָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “Misgab”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4869defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in MoabMisgab.חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָchomoteykhawallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.הֵשַׁ֥חheshachbendשָׁחַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bend”, a completed actionH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.הִשְׁפִּ֛ילhishpilabaseשָׁפֵלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abase”, a completed actionH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).הִגִּ֥יעַhigiareachנָגַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach”, a completed actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.לָאָ֖רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.עָפָֽרafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the high fortress of thy walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the fortress of the high place of thy walls He hath bowed down — He hath made low, He hath caused [it] to come to the earth, — unto dust.

World English Bible

He has brought the high fortress of your walls down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.

Darby Translation

And the fortress of the high defences of thy walls will he bring down, lay low, bring to the ground, into the dust.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the high fortress of thy walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall bring down the height of the refuge of the wall, and it shall come down even to the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ ὕψος τῆς καταφυγῆς τοῦ τοίχου ταπεινώσει, καὶ καταβήσεται ἕως τοῦ ἐδάφους.