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.
• New International Version (NIV)The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will 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,

Context of Isaiah 2:17

15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: And Yhwh alone shall be exalted in that day. 18And the idols he shall utterly abolish. 19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of Yhwh, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Isaiah 2:17 word by word

וְשַׁח֙ גַּבְה֣וּת הָאָדָ֔ם וְשָׁפֵ֖ל ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדּ֖וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

• 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• alone shall be exaltedשָׂגַבώâgab · to exaltH7682
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 2:17

• Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And Yhwh alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 13:11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• Jeremiah 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
• Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of 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