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.
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.

Context of Isaiah 2:17

15for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, 16for every trading ship and every stately vessel. The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day, 18and the idols will totally disappear. 19People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake 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 2:11The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
• Jeremiah 48:29“We have heard of Moab’s pride— how great is her arrogance!— of her insolence, her pride, her conceit and the haughtiness of her heart.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.

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