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Isaiah 2:9
9So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them.
Isaiah 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So man is humbled, and each one is brought low— do not forgive them!
- New King James Version (NKJV)People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So now they will be humbled, and all will be brought low— do not forgive them.
Context of Isaiah 2:9
7Their land is full of silver and gold; there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots. 8Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made. So people will be brought low and everyone humbled— do not forgive them. 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.
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וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 2:9
- Isaiah 5:15So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled.
- Psalms 49:2both low and high, rich and poor alike:
- Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God.
- Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Isaiah 57:9You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!
- Colossians 2:18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
- Isaiah 27:11When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Joshua 24:19Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
- Jeremiah 18:23But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
- Mark 3:29but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Boweth down "Shall be bowed down" - This has reference to the preceding verse. They bowed themselves down to their idols, therefore shall they be bowed down and brought low under the avenging hand of God. Therefore forgive them not - "And thou wilt not forgive them." - L.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And the mean man - That is, the man in humble life, the poor, the low in rank - for this is all that the Hebrew word here - אדם 'âdâm - implies. The distinction between the two words here used - אדם 'âdâm as denoting a man of humble rank, and אישׁ 'ı̂ysh as denoting one of elevated rank - is one that constantly occurs in the Scriptures. Our word “mean” conveys an idea of moral baseness and degradation, which is not implied in the Hebrew. Boweth down…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-22The prophet warned of judgment and mocked human pride. All human systems (religious, economic, military, and social) will face God's examination and be found lacking on the Day of the Lord. This is the final day in history when God will judge the wicked once and for all (1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 20:7–15). Sometimes, prophets used the phrase the day of the Lord (or others like it, such as that…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. mean--in rank: not morally base: opposed to "the great man." The former is in Hebrew, Adam, the latter, ish. boweth--namely, to idols. All ranks were idolaters. forgive ... not--a threat expressed by an imperative. Isaiah so identifies himself with God's will, that he prays for that which he knows God purposes. So Re 18:6.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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