Isaiah 2:17
And the loftiness of men shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.
18And idols shall be utterly destroyed.
Cross References
Psalms 46:11Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
Isaiah 5:16And the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God shall be sanctified in justice.
Jeremiah 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.
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 →