Isaiah 5:16
but the LORD of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
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In Context
15So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;
17Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.
Cross References
Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.
1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.
Psalms 21:13Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
Isaiah 2:9Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them.
Isaiah 2:17The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the arrogance of men shall be brought low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 8:13The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:9-18
Worldly-Mindedness Reproved; The Punishment of the Sensual. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow… Read the whole commentary →