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11 They will reach out their arms to escape
    like someone trying to swim.
But their pride will sink
    with each stroke they take.
12 He will destroy their high walls and safe places.
    He will throw them down into the dust on the ground.

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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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Footnotes

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