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Isaiah 26:5–6

iFor he has humbled

the inhabitants of the height,

the lofty city.

He lays it low, lays it low to the ground,

casts it to the dust.

The foot tramples it,

the feet of jthe poor,

the steps of jthe needy.”

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Isaiah 26:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

He humbles those who dwell on high,

he lays the lofty city low;

he levels it to the ground

and casts it down to the dust.

Feet trample it down—

the feet of the oppressed,

the footsteps of the poor.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high;

The lofty city, he layeth it low;

He layeth it low, even to the ground;

He bringeth it even to the dust.

The foot shall tread it down,

Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

He humbles the proud

and brings down the arrogant city.

He brings it down to the dust.

The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot,

and the needy walk all over it.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For He brings down those who dwell on high,

The lofty city;

He lays it low,

He lays it low to the ground,

He brings it down to the dust.

The foot shall tread it down—

The feet of the poor

And the steps of the needy.”

Isaiah 26:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

He will destroy the proud city,

and he will punish the people living there.

He will bring that high city down to the ground

and throw it down into the dust.

Then those who were hurt by the city will walk on its ruins;

those who were made poor by the city will trample it under their feet.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low, he layeth it low to the ground, he bringeth it even to the dust. The foot shall tread it down, —the feet of the afflicted, the steps of the poor.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He has brought down those who live high in the towering city. 

He levels it. 

He levels it to the ground and throws it into the dust. 

Feet trample it, 

the feet of the oppressed, 

the footsteps of the poor. 

Isaiah 26:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For He has humbled those who live in lofty places—

an inaccessible city.

He brings it down; He brings it down to the ground;

He throws it to the dust.

Feet trample it,

the feet of the humble,

the steps of the poor.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For he has brought low

the inhabitants of the height;

the lofty city he lays low.

He lays it low to the ground,

casts it to the dust.

The foot tramples it,

the feet of the poor,

the steps of the needy.

Isaiah 26:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For he has thrown down the inhabitants of the height,

he lays low the lofty city.

He lays it low to the ground;

he throws her to the dust.

The foot tramples it,

the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”

Isaiah 26:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He brings down those who are proud.

He pulls down cities that have high walls.

They fall down flat on the ground.

He throws them down to the dust.

The feet of those who were crushed stomp on them.

Those who were helpless walk all over them.”

Isaiah 26:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city;

He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

“The foot will trample it,

The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”


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