Isaiah 2:12
For the day of the Lord of hosts will prevail over all the proud and self-exalted, and over all the arrogant, and each one shall be humbled,
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In Context
13and over all the straight and tall cedars of Lebanon, and over all the oaks of Bashan;
Cross References
Job 40:11His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.
Psalms 37:13And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:
Isaiah 5:15And man will be bowed down, and man will be humbled, and the eyes of the exalted will be brought low.
Isaiah 10:33Behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will crush the little bottle of wine with terror, and the exalted in stature will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
Isaiah 13:9Behold, the day of the Lord approaches: a cruel day, full of indignation and wrath and fury, which will place the earth in solitude and crush the sinners from 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 →