Isaiah 32:19

32:18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. low in: or, utterly abased

KJV

Though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely.

When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.

32:20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

What does Isaiah 32:19 mean?

Isaiah 32:19 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּרַד (bârad), יָרַד (yârad), יַעַר (yaʻar). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

When

shall

hail,בָּרַדbârad/baw-rad'/H1258to hail

coming

downיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

the

forest;יַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

and

the

cityעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

shall

lowשָׁפֵלshâphêl/shaw-fale'/H8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)

low

place.שִׁפְלָהshiphlâh/shif-law'/H8218depression

low

in:

or,

utterly

abased

Commentary on Isaiah 32:19

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Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Daniel 4:30

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

Luke 14:8

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 8:2

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 32:19.

Joshua 8:29

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

Zechariah 11:2

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. mighty: or, gallants the forest: or, the defenced forest

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 32:19 say?

Isaiah 32:19 (King James Version) reads: "When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. low in: or, utterly abased"

Is Isaiah 32:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 32:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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