Isaiah 2:14

12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,
KJV
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
WEB
for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,
ASV
and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
DARBY
and upon all the lofty mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;
BLB
and upon all on the mountains [that] are high, and upon all on the hills [that] are lifted up,
ÅB
og over alle de høye fjell og over alle de stolte høyder
OTB
mot alle de tårnhøye fjellene og alle de høye høydene,
B1930
og over alle de høie fjell og over alle de stolte høider

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 40:4

    Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

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  • Isaiah 30:25

    And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

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  • Psalms 110:5–6

    The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:5

    Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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  • Psalms 68:16

    Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

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