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Isaiah 2:12
12The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled),
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:
- 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—
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
Context of Isaiah 2:12
10Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty! 11The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), 13for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, 14for all the towering mountains and all the high hills,
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כִּ֣י י֞וֹם לַיהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת עַ֥ל כָּל־גֵּאֶ֖ה וָרָ֑ם וְעַ֖ל כָּל־נִשָּׂ֥א וְשָׁפֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 2:12
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
- Jeremiah 46:10But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty— a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
- Ezekiel 13:5You have not gone up to the breaches in the wall to repair it for the people of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the Lord.
- Amos 5:18Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light.
- Malachi 4:5“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Isaiah 23:9The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
- Proverbs 6:16There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
- Proverbs 16:5The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
- Matthew 23:12For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
- Luke 14:11For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
- James 4:6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor 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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