Isaiah 32:19
17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.
20 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.
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
- But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.
- KJV
- When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
- WEB
- though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely.
- ASV
- But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.
- DARBY
- And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
- BLB
- And it will hail in the going down of the forest, and the city will be brought utterly low.
- ÅB
- Men det skal hagle når skogen[^2] styrter ned, og dypt skal byen trykkes ned.
- OTB
- Og det vil hagle når skogen faller, og byen vil bli fullstendig lagt lavt.
- B1930
- Men det skal hagle når skogen styrter ned, og dypt skal byen trykkes ned. / < fiendens veldige hær.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 28:17
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:5
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
Read in contextZechariah 11:2
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
Read in contextRevelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
Read in contextNahum 2:10–13
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
Read in contextIsaiah 14:22–23
“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
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