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Isaiah 2:15 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 2 · verse 15
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,Isaiah 2:15 · King James Version
Isaiah 2:15 in context
13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fencedbâtsarto gather grapesH1219 →
- towermigdâla towerH4026 →
- highgâbôahhelevated , powerful, arrogantH1364 →
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The prophet here goes on to show what a desolation would be brought upon their land when God should have forsaken them. This may refer particularly to their destruction by the Chaldeans first, and afterwards by the Romans, or it may have a general respect to the method God takes to awaken and humble proud sinners, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22