KJV King James Version
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.
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Isaiah 2:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
WEB World English Bible
The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.
ASV American Standard Version
The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 2
8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
11 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.
12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, [that are] high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
14 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills [that are] lifted up,
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עֵינֵ֞יH5869 · a.yineyeגַּבְה֤וּתH1365 · gav.huthaughtinessאָדָם֙H120 · a.dammanשָׁפֵ֔לH8213 · sha.phelto abaseוְשַׁ֖חH7817 · sha.chachto bowר֣וּםH7312 · rumheightאֲנָשִׁ֑יםH582 · e.noshhumanוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בH7682 · sa.gavto exaltיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְבַדּ֖וֹH905 · badalone: poleבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַהֽוּא׃ סH1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Isaiah 5:15-16And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:Psalm 18:27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.Isaiah 2:17And 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.Isaiah 12:4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.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.Isaiah 24:21And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.Micah 4:6In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;Jeremiah 50:31-32Behold, I [am] against thee, [O thou] most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time [that] I will visit thee.2 Corinthians 10:17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.Hosea 2:18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.Ezekiel 38:19For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;Jeremiah 30:7-8Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.Ezekiel 39:22So the house of Israel shall know that I [am] the LORD their God from that day and forward.Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.Job 40:10-12Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.Isaiah 28:5In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
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