Isaiah 2:12

The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.

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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

11Those who look with arrogance will be brought low; those who are proud will be humbled. On that day only the Lord will be lifted high.

13He will cut down the cedars of Lebanon, tall and high, and all the great oaks of Bashan,

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Cross References

Job 40:11Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.

Psalms 37:13But the Lord laughs at them, for he sees their coming day of judgment.

Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, seven things that he absolutely detests:

Isaiah 5:15Everyone will be brought down, everyone will be humbled; the proud will lower their eyes in humiliation.

Isaiah 10:33Look how the Lord Almighty is going to chop off the branches with great force. The tall trees will be cut down, the proud trees will be brought crashing down.

Isaiah 13:9Look! The day of the Lord is coming—cruel, with fury and fierce anger—to devastate the land and to wipe out its sinners.

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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