Isaiah 2:14
New International Version
for all the towering mountains and all the high hills,

New Living Translation
He will level all the high mountains and all the lofty hills.

English Standard Version
against all the lofty mountains, and against all the uplifted hills;

Berean Standard Bible
against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,

King James Bible
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

New King James Version
Upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up;

New American Standard Bible
Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,

NASB 1995
Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,

NASB 1977
Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,

Legacy Standard Bible
Against all the high mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,

Amplified Bible
Against all the high mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,

Christian Standard Bible
against all the high mountains, against all the lofty hills,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
against all the high mountains, against all the lofty hills,

American Standard Version
and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

Contemporary English Version
all high mountains and hills,

English Revised Version
and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
against all the high mountains and all the lofty hills,

Good News Translation
He will level the high mountains and hills,

International Standard Version
against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills;

Majority Standard Bible
against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,

NET Bible
for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills,

New Heart English Bible
For all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,

Webster's Bible Translation
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

World English Bible
for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And for all the high mountains, "" And for all the exalted heights,

Young's Literal Translation
And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,

Smith's Literal Translation
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills being lifted up,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the elevated hills.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and over all the lofty mountains, and over all the elevated hills;

New American Bible
Against all the lofty mountains and all the high hills,

New Revised Standard Version
against all the high mountains, and against all the lofty hills;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And against all the high mountains, and against all the hills that are lifted up,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And upon all the mountains that are high and upon every high hill
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are lifted up;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Day of Reckoning
13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, 14against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, 15against every high tower, against every fortified wall,…

Cross References
Revelation 6:15-17
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?”

Jeremiah 50:31-32
“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.”

Ezekiel 31:3-14
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. ...

Obadiah 1:3-4
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.

Isaiah 13:11
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.

Isaiah 14:13-15
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.

Isaiah 40:4
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.

Isaiah 42:15
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.

Isaiah 57:7
On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

Isaiah 60:14
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.

Ezekiel 7:24
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.

Ezekiel 17:22-24
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.’”

Daniel 4:37
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.

Amos 9:2-3
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.

Zephaniah 1:14-16
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.


Treasury of Scripture

And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills that are lifted up,

Isaiah 30:25
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

Isaiah 40:4
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:

Psalm 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

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against all the tall mountains
In the Hebrew text, the word for "mountains" is "הָרִים" (harim), which often symbolizes kingdoms or nations in biblical literature. Mountains are frequently depicted as places of strength, stability, and permanence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, mountains were also seen as dwelling places of the gods, representing human pride and self-reliance. The phrase "tall mountains" suggests the loftiness and arrogance of human institutions that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God. This imagery is a powerful reminder of God's sovereignty over all earthly powers and the futility of human pride. The prophetic message here is that God will humble all that is exalted, bringing down every proud and lofty thing that stands against His divine will.

against all the high hills
The term "high hills" in Hebrew is "גְּבָעוֹת" (geva'ot), which can also refer to places of idolatrous worship. In ancient Israel, high places were often sites where people would erect altars to foreign gods, contrary to the worship of Yahweh. The use of "high hills" in this context underscores the theme of judgment against idolatry and false worship. Historically, these high places were a continual snare for Israel, leading them away from the true worship of God. The prophetic declaration against the "high hills" serves as a call to return to the worship of the one true God, forsaking all forms of idolatry. It is a reminder that God alone is worthy of worship and that He will not share His glory with another. This verse, therefore, speaks to the ultimate triumph of God's holiness and the establishment of His righteous order over all creation.

(14)And upon all the high mountains.--Possibly the prophet may have had in his mind the thunderstorm of Psalm 29:5--"the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon." The oaks of Bashan were, like the cedars of Lebanon, proverbially types of forest greatness (Isaiah 33:9). Literally, the words must have found a fulfilment in the ravages of Sargon's and Sennacherib's armies.

Verse 14. - Mountains... hills. It is Sennacherib's boast that he "came up to the height of the mountains" (Isaiah 37:24).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
against
וְעַ֖ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the tall
הָרָמִ֑ים (hā·rā·mîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

mountains,
הֶהָרִ֣ים (he·hā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

against
וְעַ֖ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the high
הַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃ (han·niś·śā·’ō·wṯ)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

hills,
הַגְּבָע֥וֹת (hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1389: A hillock


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