Isaiah 2:11

Isaiah 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

Context of Isaiah 2:11

9People bend down low in front of their idols. They even lie flat on the ground! Lord, do not forgive them! 10Go up to the rocks in the hills! Find a hole in the ground where you can hide! Hide from the Lord's great power, because he is coming to punish you! He rules with great authority! The Lord will bring proud people down low. People who boast will have to stop. On that day, people will see that only the Lord is great. 12Yes! The Lord Almighty will choose his great day. On that day, he will judge all the proud people who think that they are great. He will bring them all down very low. 13The Lord will cut down the great cedar trees in Lebanon, and the oak trees in Bashan.

Isaiah 2:11 word by word

עֵינֵ֞י גַּבְה֤וּת אָדָם֙ שָׁפֵ֔ל וְשַׁ֖ח ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדּ֖וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The loftyגַּבְהוּתgabhûth · haughtinessH1365
• looksעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall be humbledשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• and the haughtinessרוּםrûm rûm · heightH7312
• of menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• shall be bowed downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• alone shall be exaltedשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:11

• Isaiah 2:17Like that, the Lord will bring proud people down low. People who boast will have to stop. On that day, people will see that only the Lord is great.
• Isaiah 5:15So the Lord will bring its people down low. Its proud people will become ashamed.
• Isaiah 13:11I, the Lord, will punish the world, because it is evil. I will punish wicked people for their sins. I will stop proud people from boasting. If strong people are cruel to others, I will bring them down low.
• Isaiah 24:21At that time, the Lord will punish the powerful beings in the skies above. He will punish the kings who rule on the earth below.
• Job 40:10If you think that you can do all this, show how great you are! Show everyone your power and your glory!
• Psalms 18:27You save people who are humble. But if people are proud, you bring them down very low.
• Jeremiah 50:31The Lord God Almighty says this: ‘You people of Babylon are very proud, so I will fight against you. Now the day has come when I will punish you for your sins.
• Malachi 4:1‘The great day when I come to judge people will certainly happen. Punishment will come like the great fire of a hot oven. It will destroy all the proud people who do evil things. It will completely destroy them, like a fire that destroys dry grass. Nothing will remain.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Luke 18:14Jesus then said, ‘Let me tell you about these men when they went home. The man that took taxes from people was now right with God. But the Pharisee was still guilty. Some people lift themselves up to be important. But God will bring all of them down low. Other people are humble. God will lift up those people to a good place.’
• 1 Peter 5:5I want to say the same thing to you who are young men. You must respect the authority of the leaders. All of you who are believers must respect one another. Do not think that you are more important than other people. The Bible says: ‘God is against proud people. But he is kind to humble people.’
• Isaiah 5:16But the Lord Almighty will be lifted up high by his justice. People will know that he is holy when he comes as judge.
• Isaiah 12:4At that time, you will say, ‘Praise the Lord! Thank him for his help! Tell all the nations about the great things that God has done. Tell them that he is very great!
• Jeremiah 9:24If they want to be proud about something, they should be proud that they know me. They should boast that they understand who I am. I am the Lord. I am faithful in my love for my people. I always do what is right and fair. It makes me happy when people live in that way too.’
• 1 Corinthians 1:29Because of all this, nobody can be proud of themselves in front of God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:17The Bible says this: ‘If you want to be proud about something, be proud of what the Lord has done.’
• Isaiah 4:1In that day, seven women will catch one man and they will hold him. They will say, ‘Please take away our shame. We will buy our own food and we will wear our own clothes. But please, let us belong to you.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Be humbled - "ושח שפל shaphel veshach, read שח שפלו shaphelu shach ." - Dr. Durell. Which rectifies the grammatical construction. No MS. or version confirms this reading.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The lofty looks - Hebrew The eyes of pride,‘ that is, the proud eyes or looks. Pride commonly evinces itself in a lofty carriage and supercilious aspect; Psalm 18:27. Shall be humbled - By the calamities that shall sweep over the land. This does not mean that he shall be brought “to be” humble, or to have a humble heart, but that that on which he so much prided himself would be taken away. The Lord alone … - God will so deal with them as to vindicate his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems first meant here, when idolatry among the Jews was done away; but our thoughts are led forward to the destruction of all the enemies of Christ. It is folly for those who are pursued by the wrath of God, to think to hide or shelter themselves from it. The shaking of the earth will be terrible to those who set their affections on things of the earth. Men's haughtiness will be brought down, either…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12A key theme in Isaiah is that the Lord will be exalted and humble people will be restored (Isaiah 57:15), while proud and powerful people are humbled (26:5). The day of judgment and the day of reckoning are also called the Day of the LORD. There are seven references to this in Isaiah 2–4 (2:11, 17, 20; 3:6, 18; 4:1, 2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. lofty looks--literally, "eyes of pride" (Psa 18:27). humbled--by calamities. God will so vindicate His honor "in that day" of judgments, that none else "shall be exalted" (Zec 14:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:11

• Idolatry
• Isaiah
• Pride

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Commentaries on Isaiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings