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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 every lofty tower and every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will break down every high tower and every fortified wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />against every high tower, and against every fortified wall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />against every high tower, against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Upon every high tower, And upon every fortified wall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Against every lofty tower, Against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Against every high tower, Against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />against every high tower, against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />against every high tower, against every fortified wall, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />every strong fortress, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fenced wall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />against every high tower and every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />every high tower, and the walls of every fortress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />against every high tower, and against every fortified wall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />against every high tower, against every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for every high tower, for every fortified wall, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And upon every high tower, and upon every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for every lofty tower, for every fortified wall, <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 every high tower, "" And for every fortified wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,<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 every high tower, and every fenced wall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and over every lofty tower, and over every fortified wall;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Against every lofty tower and every fortified wall, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />against every high tower, and against every fortified wall;<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 every high tower, and against every fenced wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And upon every high tower and upon every wall that is fortified<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 every lofty tower, And upon every fortified wall;<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 tower, and upon every high wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/2-15.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=490" 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">14</span>against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, <span class="reftext">15</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.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: gå̄·ḇō·ha (Adj-ms) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant.">high</a> <a href="/hebrew/4026.htm" title="4026: miḡ·dāl (N-ms) -- A tower. Also feminine migdalah; from gadal; a tower; by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a bed of flowers.">tower,</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.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: ḇə·ṣū·rāh (Adj-fs) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">fortified</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·māh (N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">wall,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.…<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="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25-27</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. / Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<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="/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/23-9.htm">Isaiah 23:9</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a></span><br />The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-25.htm">Isaiah 30:25</a></span><br />And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10-11</a></span><br />You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Jeremiah 48:29-30</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart. / I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></span><br />The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<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/6-8.htm">Amos 6:8</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on every high tower, and on every fenced wall,</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/songs/8-10.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Wall</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 every high tower</b><br>In ancient times, high towers were symbols of human pride and self-reliance. They were often constructed as part of city defenses, providing a vantage point to watch for approaching enemies. Biblically, high towers can represent human attempts to reach divine status or security without God, reminiscent of the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>). The judgment against high towers signifies God's opposition to human arrogance and self-sufficiency. This phrase underscores the futility of relying on human strength and structures for ultimate security, as true safety and protection come from God alone.<p><b>against every fortified wall</b><br>Fortified walls were crucial for the protection of ancient cities, symbolizing strength and security. In the context of Isaiah, the judgment against fortified walls highlights the inadequacy of human defenses against divine judgment. Historically, cities like Jericho (Joshua 6) and Babylon (Daniel 5) had formidable walls, yet they fell when God decreed their downfall. This phrase serves as a reminder that no human-made barrier can withstand God's will. It also points to the spiritual truth that reliance on worldly defenses is futile, and true refuge is found in God. The destruction of these walls can be seen as a precursor to the ultimate victory of God's kingdom, where earthly powers and defenses are rendered powerless.<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's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning judgment and redemption.<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 people of God who were often warned against idolatry and pride.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_towers_and_fortified_walls.htm">High Towers and Fortified Walls</a></b><br>Symbolic of human pride and self-reliance, these structures represent the false security and arrogance of nations and individuals who trust in their own strength rather than in God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/human_pride_and_its_downfall.htm">Human Pride and Its Downfall</a></b><br>The high towers and fortified walls symbolize human pride and self-reliance. God opposes the proud and will bring down those who exalt themselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>Trusting in human achievements or defenses is futile. True security is found only in God, who is our refuge and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as physical towers and walls can be brought down, so can spiritual strongholds. Believers are called to rely on God's power to overcome spiritual pride and self-reliance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>This passage reminds us of God's ultimate authority over all human endeavors. He alone is worthy of our trust and worship.<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/what_are_the_walls_of_jerusalem.htm">What are the Walls of Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_2_15_fit_history.htm">If Jericho's walls had already crumbled before Joshua's era, how does Joshua 2:15 align with historical timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_rabshakeh's_meeting.htm">Isaiah 36:2: Is there archaeological evidence confirming the Rabshakeh's confrontation at the upper pool near the Launderers' Field?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'nothing_is_impossible_with_god'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of 'One New Man'?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Upon every high tower.</span>--Generic as the words are, they have a special reference to the fortifications which were the glory of Uzziah's reign, and were continued by his successors (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/26-9.htm" title="Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.">2Chronicles 26:9-10</a>; <a href="/context/2_chronicles/27-3.htm" title="He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.">2Chronicles 27:3-4</a>; <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm" title="For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples; and Judah has multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire on his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.">Hosea 8:14</a>; <a href="/micah/5-11.htm" title="And I will cut off the cities of your land, and throw down all your strong holds:">Micah 5:11</a>; comp. also <a href="/context/isaiah/22-8.htm" title="And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.">Isaiah 22:8-11</a>, <a href="/psalms/48-13.htm" title="Mark you well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that you may tell it to the generation following.">Psalm 48:13</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Upon every high tower</span>. Uzziah and. Jotham had, both of them, paid much attention to fortifications, and had especially "built towers," both at Jerusalem and in other parts of Judaea (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">2 Chronicles 26:9, 10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">2 Chronicles 27:4</a>). Isaiah means to pour contempt on these indications of "trust in an arm of flesh," and to say that they will be of no avail when the time of calamity arrives. <span class="cmt_word">Every fenced wall.</span> "On the <span class="accented">wall</span> of Ophel" Jotham had "built much" (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">2 Chronicles 27:3</a>). Hosea (<a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a>) and Micah (<a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11</a>) also notice the trust of Judah in her fortresses, and threaten their destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/2-15.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">every</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">high</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּבֹ֑הַ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḇō·ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm">Strong's 1364: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elevated, powerful, arrogant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tower,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגְדָּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(miḡ·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4026.htm">Strong's 4026: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers</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">every</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">fortified</span><br /><span class="heb">בְצוּרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṣū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wall,</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:15 For every lofty tower for every fortified (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/2-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 2:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 2:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:16" /></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>