Isaiah 2:11

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, || And the loftiness of men has been bowed down, || And YHWH alone has been set on high in that day.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, || Because of the fear of YHWH, || And because of the honor of His excellence.

12For a day [is] to YHWH of Hosts, || For every proud and high one, || And for every lifted up and low one,

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Cross References

Psalms 18:27For You save a poor people, || And cause the eyes of the high to fall.

Psalms 46:11YHWH of hosts [is] with us, || The God of Jacob [is] a tower for us! Selah.

Proverbs 16:5Every proud one of heart [is] an abomination to YHWH, || Hand to hand—he is not acquitted.

Isaiah 4:1And seven women have taken hold on one man, || In that day, saying, “We eat our own bread, || And we put on our own raiment, || Only, let your name be called over us, || Remove our reproach.”

Isaiah 5:16And YHWH of Hosts is high in judgment, || And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness,

Isaiah 11:10And there has been, in that day, || A Root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, || Nations seek Him, || And His rest has been glorious!

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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