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Text -- Isaiah 25:12 (NET)

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25:12 The fortified city (along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down, he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.
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Dictionary Themes and Topics: Psalms | MISGAB | Israel | Isaiah, The Book of | Isaiah | ISAIAH, 1-7 | INTERCESSION | Fort | FORTIFICATION; FORT; FORTIFIED CITIES; FORTRESS | Armies | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Isa 25:12 - -- All thy fortifications, in which thou trustest.

All thy fortifications, in which thou trustest.

JFB: Isa 25:12 - -- The strongholds of Moab, the representative of the foes of God's people [BARNES]. Babylon [MAURER]. The society of infidels represented as a city (Rev...

The strongholds of Moab, the representative of the foes of God's people [BARNES]. Babylon [MAURER]. The society of infidels represented as a city (Rev 11:8).

As the overthrow of the apostate faction is described in the twenty-fifth chapter, so the peace of the faithful is here described under the image of a well-fortified city.

Calvin: Isa 25:12 - -- 12.And the fortress The Prophet now directs his discourse to the country of Moab. It was highly fortified, and was proud of its walls and fortificati...

12.And the fortress The Prophet now directs his discourse to the country of Moab. It was highly fortified, and was proud of its walls and fortifications; and he affirms that the lofty towers, and other defences, however strong and seemingly impregnable, will be of no avail. The ancients, it is well known, had quite a different method of fortifying from what is practiced among us.

He will bring down, lay low, and cast to the ground The three words here employed, for conveying the meaning more strongly, are not superfluous; for it was necessary to beat down that pride which swelled the hearts of the Moabites, and which, as we formerly saw, 153 made them intolerable. The Prophet therefore mocks at them, “As if the Lord could not cast down that loftiness of which you boast!”

To the dust The meaning of this clause is as if he had said, “He will not only level it with the ground, but will reduce it to dust, so that there will not even be a trace of the ancient ruin.” This passage contains an excellent and highly seasonable consolation; for the enemies of the Church in the present day are so haughty, that they mock not only at men, but at God himself, and are so much swelled and puffed up by their power, that they imagine themselves to be invincible; but, in opposition to their bulwarks and defences, we ought to bring forward this declaration of the Prophet, “The Lord will quickly bring down and lay them low.” Yet we must patiently endure to see them strong and powerful, till the full time for their destruction arrive.

TSK: Isa 25:12 - -- the fortress : Isa 26:5; Jer 51:58, Jer 51:64; 2Co 10:4, 2Co 10:5; Heb 11:30; Rev 18:21 to the dust : Isa 13:19-22, Isa 14:23

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Isa 25:12 - -- And the fortress ... - Thy strong defenses shall be destroyed. This is spoken of Moab (compare the notes at Isa 15:1-9;Isa 16:1-14), and is des...

And the fortress ... - Thy strong defenses shall be destroyed. This is spoken of Moab (compare the notes at Isa 15:1-9;Isa 16:1-14), and is designed to be emblematic of the enemies of the people of God (compare the notes at Isa. 34) The repetition of the expressions ‘ bring down,’ ‘ lay low,’ and ‘ bring to the ground,’ is designed to make the sentence emphatic, and to indicate that it would certainly be accomplished.

Poole: Isa 25:12 - -- The fortress of the high fort of thy walls all thy walled cities and fortifications, to which thou trustest.

The fortress of the high fort of thy walls all thy walled cities and fortifications, to which thou trustest.

Gill: Isa 25:12 - -- And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down,.... That is, their high and, fenced walls, which were about their cities, the fort...

And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down,.... That is, their high and, fenced walls, which were about their cities, the fortifications of them; these should be destroyed by the Lord, be battered and brought down, not being able to stand against his mighty power. The Targum renders it,

"the mighty city, the cities of the nations;''

and may design the city of Rome, and the cities of the nations that shall fall at the pouring out of the seventh and last vial, Rev 16:19 it follows,

lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust; which variety of words without any copulative are used to express the sudden, quick, certain, and irrecoverable destruction of such fortified city, or cities, and their fortifications.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 25:12 Heb “he will bring [it] down, he will make [it] touch the ground, even to the dust.”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

MHCC: Isa 25:9-12 - --With joy and praise will those entertain the glad tidings of the Redeemer, who looked for him; and with a triumphant song will glorified saints enter ...

Matthew Henry: Isa 25:9-12 - -- Here is, I. The welcome which the church shall give to these blessings promised in the foregoing verses (Isa 25:9): It shall be said in that day, ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 25:10-12 - -- In the land of promise there is rejoicing, but on the other side of the Jordan there is fear of ruin. Two contrasted pictures are placed here side b...

Constable: Isa 7:1--39:8 - --III. Israel's crisis of faith chs. 7--39 This long section of the book deals with Israel's major decision in Isa...

Constable: Isa 13:1--35:10 - --B. God's sovereignty over the nations chs. 13-35 This major section of the book emphasizes the folly of ...

Constable: Isa 24:1--27:13 - --2. Divine victory over the nations chs. 24-27 This section of the text has similarities to the p...

Constable: Isa 25:1-12 - --The world rejoicing in Messiah's reign ch. 25 Isaiah next described the remnant who will stream to Zion praising God at the beginning of Messiah's rei...

Guzik: Isa 25:1-12 - --Isaiah 25 - The Song of Joy from the Midst of Tribulation A. Praising God for what He has done. 1. (1) Introduction: For You have done wonderful thi...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 25 (Chapter Introduction) Overview

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 25 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 25 God glorious in his judgments on Babel, Isa 25:1-5 , and his people’ s salvation, Isa 25:6-12 . The prophet reflecting upon those...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 25 (Chapter Introduction) (Isa 25:1-5) A song of praise. (Isa 25:6-8) A declaration of the gospel blessings. (Isa 25:9-12) The destruction of the enemies of Christ's church.

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 25 (Chapter Introduction) After the threatenings of wrath in the foregoing chapter we have here, I. Thankful praises for what God had done, which the prophet, in the name o...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 25 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 25 This chapter contains a thanksgiving, or a triumphant song, upon the destruction of antichrist, and the antichristian sta...

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