Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

Bible References

The fortress

Isaiah 26:5
For he bows down those dwelling in height; for the city set up on high he will bring it down; he will bring it down even to the earth; he will cause it to touch even to the dust
Jeremiah 51:58
Thus said Jehovah of armies: The broad walls of Babel being demolished, shall be demolished, and her high gates shall be burnt in fire; the peoples shall labor in vain, the nations for the fire, and they shall be weary.
2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;)
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been surrounded for seven days.
Revelation 18:21
And one strong angel lifted up a stone as a great millstone, and cast into the sea, saying, Thus with excitement shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and be found no more.

To the dust

Isaiah 13:19
And Babel the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' grandeur was as God overthrowing Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah 14:23
And I set it for the possession of the hedge-hog, and pools of water: and I swept her with the broom of desolation, says Jehovah of armies.