Isaiah 2:11

Isaiah 2:11 in other versions

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

Context of Isaiah 2:11

9So now they will be humbled, and all will be brought low— do not forgive them. 10Crawl into caves in the rocks. Hide in the dust from the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty. Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment. 12For 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. 13He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.

Isaiah 2:11 word by word

עֵינֵ֞י גַּבְה֤וּת אָדָם֙ שָׁפֵ֔ל וְשַׁ֖ח ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדּ֖וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The loftyגַּבְהוּתgabhûth · haughtinessH1365
• looksעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall be humbledשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• and the haughtinessרוּםrûm rûm · heightH7312
• of menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• shall be bowed downשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• alone shall be exaltedשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:11

• Isaiah 2:17Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.
• Isaiah 5:15Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down; even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.
• Isaiah 13:11“I, the Lord, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty.
• Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.
• Job 40:10All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
• Psalms 18:27You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
• Jeremiah 50:31“See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,” says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Your day of reckoning has arrived— the day when I will punish you.
• Malachi 4:1The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
• Isaiah 5:16But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice. The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness.
• Isaiah 12:4In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is!
• Jeremiah 9:24But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!
• 1 Corinthians 1:29As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:17As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”
• Isaiah 4:1In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Be humbled - "ושח שפל shaphel veshach, read שח שפלו shaphelu shach ." - Dr. Durell. Which rectifies the grammatical construction. No MS. or version confirms this reading.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The lofty looks - Hebrew The eyes of pride,‘ that is, the proud eyes or looks. Pride commonly evinces itself in a lofty carriage and supercilious aspect; Psalm 18:27. Shall be humbled - By the calamities that shall sweep over the land. This does not mean that he shall be brought “to be” humble, or to have a humble heart, but that that on which he so much prided himself would be taken away. The Lord alone … - God will so deal with them as to vindicate his…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. 1111. lofty looks--literally, "eyes of pride" (Psa 18:27). humbled--by calamities. God will so vindicate His honor "in that day" of judgments, that none else "shall be exalted" (Zec 14:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 2:11

• Idolatry
• Isaiah
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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