Isaiah

Isaiah 26:5–6

⁵For He has humbled those who dwell on high;

He lays the lofty city low.

He brings it down to the ground;

He casts it into the dust.

⁶Feet trample it down —

the feet of the oppressed,

the steps of the poor.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has humbled	הֵשַׁח֙	hê·šaḥ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
those who dwell	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on high	מָר֔וֹם	mā·rō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
He lays	יַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּה	yaš·pî·len·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
the lofty	נִשְׂגָּבָ֑ה	niś·gā·ḇāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7682 be
city	קִרְיָ֖ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
He brings it down	יַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙	yaš·pî·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the ground	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He casts	יַגִּיעֶ֖נָּה	yag·gî·‘en·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
it into	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the dust	עָפָֽר׃	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Feet	רָ֑גֶל	rā·ḡel	Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot
trample it down	תִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּה	tir·mə·sen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7429 trample
the feet	רַגְלֵ֥י	raḡ·lê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H7272 foot
of the oppressed	עָנִ֖י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
the steps	פַּעֲמֵ֥י	pa·‘ă·mê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
of the poor	דַלִּֽים׃	ḏal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 26:5 Job 40:11–13 · Jeremiah 51:37 · Revelation 18:2 · Isaiah 13:11 · Jeremiah 51:25–26 · Jeremiah 51:64 · Jeremiah 50:31–32 · Isaiah 14:13 · Isaiah 25:11–12 · Isaiah 2:12 · Isaiah 47:1 · Isaiah 32:19

Isaiah 26:6 Romans 16:20 · Luke 10:19 · Revelation 2:26 · Joshua 10:24 · James 2:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.