Isaiah 25:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 25:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 25:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 25:2 — KJV
“For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.”
— Isaiah 25:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 25:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 25:2
“Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast...: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 25:2: hast, made, heap
“Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. long...: or, how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 25:2: hast, made, heap
“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 25:2: city, heap, built
“And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. drew...: or, made a long sound with the trumpet”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 25:2: hast, made, city
“If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: toward the city: Heb. the way of the city”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 25:2: hast, city, built
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