Isaiah 2 · Verse 11

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.
Isaiah 2:11, King James Version

Isaiah 2:11 in other translations

BSBThe proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
WEBThe lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
ASVThe 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.
YLTThe 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.
DARBYThe lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
BBEThe high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
WebsterThe lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be abased, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

What does Isaiah 2:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Be humbled - "שפל ושח shaphel veshach, read שפלו שח shaphelu shach." - Dr. Durell. Which rectifies the grammatical construction. No MS. or version confirms this reading.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 2:10-22

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…

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Isaiah 2:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עֵינֵ֞י'ei.Neieyes ofH5869
גַּבְה֤וּתgav.Huthaughtiness ofH1365
אָדָם֙'a.Dama personH120
שָׁפֵ֔לsha.Felit will become lowH8213
וְשַׁ֖חve.Shachand it will be humbledH7817
ר֣וּםrum[the] pride ofH7312
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimpeopleH582
וְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.Gavand he will be exaltedH7682
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.Doto only himH905
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַהֽוּא\׃\ \סha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 2:11

  • Isaiah 5:15-16

    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  • Psalms 18:27

    For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

  • Isaiah 2:17

    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.

  • Isaiah 12:4

    And 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 24:21

    And 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.

  • Isaiah 13:11

    And 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.

  • Malachi 4:1

    For, 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 4:6

    In 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;

  • Ezekiel 38:19

    For 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;

  • 2 Corinthians 10:17

    But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 50:31-32

    Behold, 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. And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

  • Jeremiah 30:7-8

    Alas! 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. For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
lofty.
17; 5:15,16; 13:11; 24:21; Job 40:10-12; Ps 18:27; Jer 50:31,32
Mal 4:1; Lu 18:14; 1Pe 5:5
and the Lord.
5:16; 12:4; Jer 9:24; 1Co 1:29-31; 2Co 10:17
in that day.
4:1; 11:10,11; 12:1,4; 24:21; 25:9; 26:1; 27:1,2,12,13; 28:5; 29:18
30:23; 52:6; Jer 30:7,8; Eze 38:14,19; 39:11,22; Ho 2:16,18,21
Joe 3:18; Am 9:11; Ob 1:8; Mic 4:6; 5:10; 7:11,12; Zep 3:11,16
Zec 9:16

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Context

  • Isaiah 2:10

    Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 2:12

    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:

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Isaiah 2:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La altivez de los ojos del hombre será abatida, y la soberbia de los hombres será humillada; y Jehová solo será ensalzado en aquel día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Les yeux hautains de l’homme seront abaissés, et la hauteur des hommes sera humiliée, et l’ Éternel seul sera haut élevé en ce jour-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die hochmütigen Augen des Menschen werden erniedrigt, und die Hoffart des Mannes wird gebeugt werden; und Jehova wird hoch erhaben sein, er allein, an jenem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Oculi sublimes hominis humiliati sunt, et incurvabitur altitudo virorum; exaltabitur autem Dominus solus in die illa.