Isaiah 25:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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. ”
נָגַע
properly, 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.)
שָׁחַח
he will lay low
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שָׁחַח
To bow down, to be brought low, to be cast down. Shachach. Why are you cast down O my soul? The honest acknowledgment of spiritual low points is itself an act of faith.
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עָפָר
the dust
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עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
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חוֹמָה
walls/ your
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חוֹמָה
Wall, surrounding structure. Chomah. Your walls are continually before Me. God sees every boundary in your life and is always aware of what surrounds you.
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שָׁפֵל
he will bring it low
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שָׁפֵל
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
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מִשְׂגָּב
the refuge of
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מִשְׂגָּב
defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab
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