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11 He will spread out his hands in its midst,
    as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim;
His pride will be brought low
    despite his strokes.(A)
12 The high-walled fortress he will raze,
    bringing it low, leveling it to the ground, to the very dust.(B)

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11 Though they spread out their hands in the midst of it,
    as swimmers spread out their hands to swim,
    their pride will be laid low despite the struggle[a] of their hands.
12 The high fortifications of his walls will be brought down,
    laid low, cast to the ground, even to the dust.

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  1. Isaiah 25:11 Meaning of Heb uncertain

11 They will reach out their hands as if they were trying to swim, but God will humiliate them, and their hands will sink helplessly. 12 He will destroy the fortresses of Moab with their high walls and bring them tumbling down into the dust.

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11 And he will (A)spread out his hands in the middle of it
As a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim,
But the Lord will (B)lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.
12 The (C)unassailable fortifications of your walls He will bring down,
Lay low, and throw to the ground, to the dust.

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11 They will stretch out their hands in it,
    as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.
God will bring down(A) their pride(B)
    despite the cleverness[a] of their hands.
12 He will bring down your high fortified walls(C)
    and lay them low;(D)
he will bring them down to the ground,
    to the very dust.

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  1. Isaiah 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.