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href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for all the towering mountains and all the high hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will level all the high mountains and all the lofty hills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills <i>that are</i> lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills <i>that are</i> lifted up;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Against all the high mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Against all the high mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />against all the high mountains, against all the lofty hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />against all the high mountains, against all the lofty hills, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />all high mountains and hills, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />against all the high mountains and all the lofty hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He will level the high mountains and hills, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And for all the high mountains, "" And for all the exalted heights,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills being lifted up,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the elevated hills. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and over all the lofty mountains, and over all the elevated hills;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Against all the lofty mountains and all the high hills, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And against all the high mountains, and against all the hills that are lifted up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And upon all the mountains that are high and upon every high hill<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/2-14.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=486" 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/2.htm">The Day of Reckoning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: hā·rā·mîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">the tall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: han·niś·śā·’ō·wṯ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">hills,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>against every high tower, against every fortified wall,…<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="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-14</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></span><br />Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></span><br />I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7</a></span><br />On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24</a></span><br />So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22-24</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Daniel 4:37</a></span><br />Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills that are lifted up,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a></b></br> And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers <i>and</i> streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Psalm 68:16</a></b></br> Why leap ye, ye high hills? <i>this is</i> the hill <i>which</i> God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell <i>in it</i> for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Towering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm">Exalted</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Towering</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty</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/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>against all the tall mountains</b><br>This phrase symbolizes the pride and self-exaltation of nations and individuals. In biblical literature, mountains often represent kingdoms or empires. The imagery of "tall mountains" suggests human arrogance and the attempt to elevate oneself above others, akin to the Tower of Babel narrative in <a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>. Mountains are also places of worship and divine encounters, as seen with Mount Sinai (Exodus 19) and Mount Zion (<a href="/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a>). The judgment against these "tall mountains" indicates God's opposition to human pride and the false security found in earthly power and status. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that God humbles the proud and exalts the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>).<p><b>against all the high hills</b><br>Similar to mountains, "high hills" in ancient Near Eastern culture were often sites of idol worship and pagan altars, as seen in <a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a>. The high places were locations where people would offer sacrifices to false gods, contrary to the worship of Yahweh. The judgment against these "high hills" signifies God's condemnation of idolatry and the false religious systems that lead people away from true worship. This reflects the consistent biblical message that God alone is to be worshiped, as emphasized in the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). The prophetic imagery here foreshadows the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom over all false religions and human institutions that oppose His rule, as seen in <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_hills.htm">Mountains and Hills</a></b><br>In biblical symbolism, mountains and hills often represent places of strength, pride, and false security. They can also symbolize kingdoms or nations that exalt themselves against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_of_the_lord.htm">Judgment of the Lord</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Isaiah 2</a> is a prophecy concerning the Day of the Lord, a time when God will judge the pride and arrogance of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>Human pride and self-exaltation are ultimately futile in the face of God's sovereignty. Just as mountains and hills, symbols of strength and pride, will be brought low, so will human arrogance be humbled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of mountains and hills reminds us of God's ultimate control over creation. No matter how strong or permanent something may seem, it is subject to God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in humility, recognizing that all human achievements and strengths are temporary and should be submitted to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_the_day_of_the_lord.htm">Preparation for the Day of the Lord</a></b><br>Isaiah's prophecy serves as a reminder to prepare for the Day of the Lord by aligning our lives with God's purposes and living in obedience to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_christianity_the_only_way.htm">Are other religions wrong? What makes Christianity the only way?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_fake_news.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_temple_'raised'_in_isaiah_2_2.htm">In Isaiah 2:2, how can the temple be literally 'raised above all hills' when no physical elevation change is recorded in history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/reconcile_'morning_star'_in_rev_2_28_and_isa_14_12.htm">Revelation 2:28 - How do we reconcile Jesus promising the 'morning star' here with Isaiah 14:12's use of the same term for Lucifer, and does it pose a biblical inconsistency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14)<span class= "bld">And upon all the high mountains.</span>--Possibly the prophet may have had in his mind the thunderstorm of <a href="/psalms/29-5.htm" title="The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.">Psalm 29:5</a>--"the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon." The oaks of Bashan were, like the cedars of Lebanon, proverbially types of forest greatness (<a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm" title="The earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.">Isaiah 33:9</a>). Literally, the words must have found a fulfilment in the ravages of Sargon's and Sennacherib's armies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Mountains... hills</span>. It is Sennacherib's boast that he "came up to the height of the mountains" (<a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Isaiah 37:24</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/2-14.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">against</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tall</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountains,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶהָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(han·niś·śā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hills,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּבָע֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hillock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/2-14.htm">Isaiah 2:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:14 For all the high mountains for all (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 2:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 2:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:15" /></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>