A common misinterpretation views this verse literally as God's intent to physically destroy mountains and hills, perhaps as an ecological catastrophe or end-times natural disaster, ignoring the prophetic symbolism throughout Isaiah 2 where such features metaphorically denote human hubris, lofty achievements, and false securities like fortifications or wealth; this overlooks the chapter's focus on spiritual judgment against pride rather than geophysical events.
Isaiah 2:14
King James Version (1769)
14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Isaiah 2:14 is part of a prophetic oracle depicting the Day of the Lord, where God will humble all symbols of human pride and self-exaltation; the high mountains and lifted-up hills represent powerful nations, rulers, or anything elevated in arrogance against God, emphasizing that divine judgment will bring low every lofty thing to reveal God's supreme sovereignty and call humanity to humility and dependence on Him.