Isaiah 2:17

Isaiah 2:17 in other versions

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

Context of Isaiah 2:17

15for every high tower, for every fortified wall, 16for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships. Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. 18The worthless idols will be completely eliminated. 19They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 2:17 word by word

וְשַׁח֙ גַּבְה֣וּת הָאָדָ֔ם וְשָׁפֵ֖ל ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדּ֖וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the loftinessגַּבְהוּתgabhûth · haughtinessH1365
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall be bowed downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• and the haughtinessרוּםrûm rûm · heightH7312
• of menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• shall be made lowשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• alone shall be exaltedשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:17

• Isaiah 2:11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their sin. I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.
• Jeremiah 48:29I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And the loftiness … - see the note at Isaiah 2:11. The repetition of this makes it strongly emphatic.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. 17that day: This refers to the Day of the LORD (see Isaiah 13:4–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Repeated from Is 2:11, for emphatic confirmation.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:17

• Idolatry
• Isaiah
• Judgments
• 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