Isaiah 2:17
The 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.
World Messianic Bible
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In Context
16for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.
18The idols shall utterly pass away.
Cross References
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Isaiah 5:16but the LORD of Hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
Jeremiah 48:29“We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the arrogance 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 →