Isaiah 2:12

For there shall be a day of LORD of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

In Context

11The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

13and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

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Cross References

Job 40:11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger, and look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.

Psalms 37:13LORD will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

Proverbs 6:16There are six things which LORD hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:

Isaiah 5:15And the common man is bowed down, and the great man is debased, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled,

Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, LORD of hosts, will lop off the boughs with terror. And the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.

Isaiah 13:9Behold, the day of LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:11-22

The Doom of Idolaters. ( b. c. 758.) 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord , and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →

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