Isaiah 25:12

ESV And the high fortifications of his walls he will bring down, lay low, and cast to the ground, to the dust.

NIV He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.

NASB The unassailable fortifications of your walls He will bring down, Lay low, and throw to the ground, to the dust.

CSB The high-walled fortress will be brought down, thrown to the ground, to the dust.

NLT The high walls of Moab will be demolished. They will be brought down to the ground, down into the dust.

KJV 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.

NKJV The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, down to the dust.

What does Isaiah 25:12 mean?

This concludes the Lord's judgment of Moab. In this context, Moab is merely a symbol of all people who refuse to trust in the Lord to save them from their sin. They reject the Lord's gift of an eternity without death or the reproach of sin (John 3:16–18). In their pride, they refuse to wait on the Lord (Isaiah 25: 10–11). God will destroy their pride, their reputation, and all their accomplishments.

The Lord will also knock down Moab's walls. Human defenses will be useless when the Lord's judgment comes. There is no safe refuge from judgment other than in the Lord Himself, through faith in Christ. Any other defense is utterly worthless (John 3:36; Acts 4:12).

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