New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 2:12
12For the Lord of armies will have a day of reckoning Against 1everyone who is arrogant and haughty, And against everyone who is lifted up, That he may be brought low.
Isaiah 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled),
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up— And it shall be brought low—
Context of Isaiah 2:12
10Enter the rocky place and hide in the dust From the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty. 11The proud look of humanity will be brought low, And the arrogance of people will be humbled; And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day. For the Lord of armies will have a day of reckoning Against everyone who is arrogant and haughty, And against everyone who is lifted up, That he may be brought low. 13And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up, Against all the oaks of Bashan, 14Against all the lofty mountains, Against all the hills that are lifted up,
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כִּ֣י י֞וֹם לַיהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת עַ֥ל כָּל־גֵּאֶ֖ה וָרָ֑ם וְעַ֖ל כָּל־נִשָּׂ֥א וְשָׁפֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- will have a dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- Againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- who is arrogantגֵּאֶהge'eh · proudH1343
- and haughtyרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- who is liftedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- That he may be broughtשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
Cross-references for Isaiah 2:12
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord God of armies, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satisfied, And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.
- Ezekiel 13:5You have not gone up into the breaches, nor did you build up a stone wall around the house of Israel to stand in the battle on the day of the Lord.
- Amos 5:18Woe to you who are longing for the day of the Lord, For what purpose will the day of the Lord be to you? It will be darkness and not light;
- Malachi 4:5“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5I have decided to turn such a person over to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night.
- Isaiah 23:9The Lord of armies has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth.
- Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, Seven that are an abomination to Him:
- Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Be assured, he will not go unpunished.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit became so overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.
- Matthew 23:12Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:6But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 2:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The day - This expression evidently denotes that the Lord would inflict severe punishment upon every one that was lofty. Such a severe infliction is called “the day of the Lord of hosts,” because it would be a time when “he” would particularly manifest himself, and when “he” would be recognized as the inflicter of that punishment. “His” coming forth in this manner would give “character” to that time, and would be the prominent “event.” The punishment of…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. 1212. Man has had many days: "the day of the Lord" shall come at last, beginning with judgment, a never-ending day in which God shall be "all in all" (1Co 15:28; 2Pe 3:10). every--not merely person, as English Version explains it, but every thing on which the nation prided itself.Read the comment
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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
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