Isaiah 23:9

Isaiah 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility.

Context of Isaiah 23:9

7Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? 8Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? The Lord of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. 10Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength. 11He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms; The Lord has given a commandment against Canaan To destroy its strongholds.

Isaiah 23:9 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּא֣וֹן כָּל־צְבִ֔י לְהָקֵ֖ל כָּל־נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• hath purposedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• it, to stainחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of all gloryצְבִיtsebîy · beautyH6643
• to bring into contemptקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• all the honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 23:9

• Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, The Lord of hosts, Will lop off the bough with terror; Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
• Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’
• Jeremiah 47:6“O you sword of the Lord, How long until you are quiet? Put yourself up into your scabbard, Rest and be still!
• Jeremiah 51:62then you shall say, ‘O Lord, You have spoken against this place to cut it off, so that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but it shall be desolate forever.’
• Acts 4:28to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
• Ephesians 1:11In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
• Ephesians 3:11according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
• Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 5:15People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
• Isaiah 13:11“I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• Job 40:11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
• James 4:6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”
• Job 12:21He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.

Commentaries on Isaiah 23:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it - (see the note at Isaiah 1:9). It is not by human counsel that it has been done. Whoever is the instrument, yet the overthrow of wicked, proud, and vicious cities and nations is to be traced to the God who rules in the empires and kingdoms of the earth (see the notes at Isaiah 10:5-7). To stain, the pride of all glory - Margin, Pollute.‘ The Hebrew word (חלל chalēl ) means properly to bore, or pierce through; to open…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18Tyre was a wealthy seaport northwest of Israel. The connection between Judah and Tyre dates back to the time of David and Solomon (1 Kings 5:8–9). Tyre was near large forests and the Mediterranean Sea. It was a major trade center in the ancient Near East. Its ships were famous, and its colonies gave it great prestige and wealth. The city faced repeated attacks by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Macedonians, and Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BC…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Whoever be the instruments in overthrowing haughty sinners, God, who has all hosts at His command, is the First Cause (Is 10:5-7). stain--rather, "to profane"; as in Ex 31:14, the Sabbath, and other objects of religious reverence; so here, "the pride of all glory" may refer to the Tyrian temple of Hercules, the oldest in the world, according to Arrian (Is 2:16); the prophet of the true God would naturally single out for notice the idol of Tyre [G. V…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 23:9

• Pride
• Tarshish

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Commentaries on Isaiah 23

• 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