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and the city shall be low in a low place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though hail comes down on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink into the depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink into the depths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />even if hailstones flatten forests and cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The forest will be flattened because of hail, and the city will be completely leveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />(But hail will fall on the forests, and the city will be torn down.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But it will hail when the forest comes down, and the wood will be leveled completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even if the forest is destroyed and the city is annihilated, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And it will hail when the forest comes down, and the wood is brought low in humiliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has hailed in the going down of the forest, "" And the city is low in the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath hailed in the going down of the forest, And in the valley is the city low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the hail hailing upon the forest; and the city shall be made low in lowness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But hail will be in the descent of the forest, and the city will be brought exceedingly low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the forest will come down completely, the city will be utterly laid low. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The forest will disappear completely, and the city will be utterly laid low.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And hail shall come down on the forest, and the city shall be made low like a plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And hail shall descend on the forest, and like the valley, the city will be made low<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; But the city shall descend into the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6826" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">The Women of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1258.htm" title="1258: ū·ḇā·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To hail. A primitive root, to hail.">But hail</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: bə·re·ḏeṯ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come or go down, descend. ">will level</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: hay·yā·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">the forest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8213.htm" title="8213: tiš·pal (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be or become low, to be abased. A primitive root; to depress or sink.">will sink</a> <a href="/hebrew/8218.htm" title="8218: ū·ḇaš·šip̄·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Humiliation. Feminine of shephel; depression.">to the depths.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10-15</a></span><br />Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built, / tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Luke 6:47-49</a></span><br />I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: / He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. / But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a></span><br />“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. / Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18-21</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. / The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. / Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4-5</a></span><br />For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall, / like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Nahum 1:8</a></span><br />But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27-29</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. / Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. / Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7-8</a></span><br />the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.</p><p class="hdg">it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Isaiah 28:2,17</a></b></br> Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, <i>which</i> as a tempest of hail <i>and</i> a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></b></br> And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of <i>his</i> anger, and <i>with</i> the flame of a devouring fire, <i>with</i> scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.</p><p class="hdg">on the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a></b></br> Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.</p><p class="hdg">the city shall be low.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22,23</a></b></br> For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Isaiah 26:5</a></b></br> For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, <i>even</i> to the ground; he bringeth it <i>even</i> to the dust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Nahum 1:1,8</a></b></br> The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-16.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-12.htm">Hailed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Leveled</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-12.htm">Hailed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Leveled</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Tall</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Desolation is foreshown</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Restoration is promised to succeed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But hail will level the forest</b><br>This phrase suggests divine judgment, often symbolized by hail in the Bible. Hail is frequently associated with God's power and wrath, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Exodus 9:18-26</a>) and the apocalyptic visions in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a>). The forest may symbolize pride and human achievement, which God can easily bring low. In the context of Isaiah, this could refer to the Assyrian army or other nations that oppose God's people, indicating that no matter how formidable they appear, they are vulnerable to God's judgment.<p><b>and the city will sink to the depths</b><br>The city likely represents human civilization and its structures, which are subject to God's sovereign will. This imagery of sinking suggests total destruction or humiliation, akin to the fate of Babylon (Isaiah 13-14) or Tyre (Ezekiel 26). It may also foreshadow the ultimate downfall of earthly powers in the eschatological future, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a> with the fall of Babylon the Great. This phrase underscores the theme of divine retribution and the futility of relying on human strength and wisdom apart from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages from God to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, representing the Southern Kingdom of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_forest.htm">The Forest</a></b><br>Symbolic of strength and pride, often representing nations or people who stand against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Likely referring to Jerusalem or cities in general, symbolizing human civilization and its vulnerabilities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hail.htm">Hail</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's judgment, representing divine intervention that brings destruction to the proud and unrepentant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's use of hail to flatten the forest and level the city underscores His ultimate authority over nations and human endeavors. We must recognize His power and submit to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>The imagery of destruction serves as a reminder of the futility of human pride and self-reliance. We should place our trust in God rather than in our own strength or achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The passage calls us to examine our lives and repent of any pride or disobedience. God's judgment is a call to return to Him with humility and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of destruction, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Isaiah 32</a> includes promises of restoration and peace for those who turn to God. We can find hope in His mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding that earthly cities and structures are temporary encourages us to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on building our lives on the foundation of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_isaiah_32_18's_peace_promise_valid.htm">How can Isaiah 32:18's promise of peaceful habitations be defended historically when the region in question has experienced centuries of unrest and conflict?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_last_after_isaiah_13_19.htm">If Isaiah 13:19 says Babylon will be overthrown like Sodom and Gomorrah, why did it continue as a functioning city for centuries afterward?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_archaeological_proof_of_ariel's_siege.htm">Isaiah 29:1-4 speaks of Ariel's siege; is there any archaeological evidence verifying such a historically significant event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_37_and_2_kings_19_differ.htm">Why do Isaiah 37:33-35 and parallel biblical accounts (e.g., 2 Kings 19) differ in describing Sennacherib's retreat and the exact nature of the Assyrian defeat?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">When it shall hail, coming down on the forest.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But it shall hail. </span>A time of sharp judgment, "hailstones and coals of fire," is to precede that of blessedness and peace. Of such a judgment "hail" was the natural symbol. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm" title="And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.">Isaiah 30:30</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.">Ezekiel 13:13</a>.) The "forest" stands in the symbolism of prophecy for the rulers and princes of any kingdom, as in <a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm" title="And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.">Isaiah 10:34</a> for those of Assyria, and here probably of Judah. Not a few commentators refer the words here also to Assyria, but the city that follows is clearly Jerusalem, and the interpretation given above harmonises accordingly better with the context. Of that city Isaiah says that it shall be "brought down to a low estate," its pride humbled even to the ground, in order that it may afterwards be exalted.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When it shall hail, coming down on the forest</span>; rather, <span class="accented">but it shall hail in the coming down</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the destruction) <span class="accented">of the forest</span>. "The forest" has commonly been regarded as Assyria, on the strength of <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Isaiah 10:18, 19, 33, 34</a>. Mr. Cheyne, however, suggests Judah, or the high and haughty ones of Judah, whose destruction was a necessary preliminary to the establishment of Christ's kingdom. May not God's enemies generally be meant? <span class="cmt_word">The city.</span> Nineveh (Lowth, Gesenius, Rosenmüller); Jerusalem (Delitzsch, Knobel, Cheyne, Kay); "the city in which the hostility of the world to Jehovah will, in the latter days, be centralized" (Drechsler, Nagel) - the "world-power," in fact. The last view seems to give the best sense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But hail</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָרַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1258.htm">Strong's 1258: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will level</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֶ֣דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·re·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the forest,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֑עַר</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sink</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁפַּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·pal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8213.htm">Strong's 8213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become low, to be abased</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the depths.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaš·šip̄·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8218.htm">Strong's 8218: </a> </span><span class="str2">Humiliation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-19.htm">Isaiah 32:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-19.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:19 Though hail flattens the forest and (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>