Isaiah
Isaiah 26:5ASV·traditional attribution
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.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed
lofty city--Babylon; representative of the stronghold of the foes of God's people in all ages (Isa 25:2, Isa 25:12; Isa 13:14).
John Calvin Reformed
5. For he will bring down the inhabitants of loftiness. {Bogus footnote} He now explains more fully what is that power of God of which he spoke. It is that which we ourselves feel, and which is exerted for our benefit.
Geneva Bible Notes Reformed
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. (e) There is no power so high that it can hinder God, when he will deliver his.