Isaiah 2 · Verse 17

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 2:17, King James Version

Isaiah 2:17 in other translations

BSBSo the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
WEBThe loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the arrogance of men shall be brought low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
ASVAnd the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
YLTAnd bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
DARBYAnd the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day:
BBEAnd the 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.
WebsterAnd the loftiness of man shall be abased, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

What does Isaiah 2:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Repeated from Is 2:11, for emphatic confirmation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 2:17 in the original Hebrew

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וְשַׁח֙ve.Shachand it will be humbledH7817
גַּבְה֣וּתgav.Hut[the] haughtiness ofH1365
הָאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120
וְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.Feland it will become lowH8213
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\׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

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

Cross references for Isaiah 2:17

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 48:29-30

    We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 28:2-7

    Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; 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: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the loftiness.
11; 13:11; Jer 48:29,30; Eze 28:2-7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 2:16

    And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

  • 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 2:18

    And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

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Isaiah 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la altivez del hombre será abatida, y la soberbia de los hombres será humillada; y solo Jehová será ensalzado en aquel día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et la hauteur de l’homme sera humiliée, et l’élévation des hommes sera abaissée, et l’ Éternel seul sera haut élevé en ce jour-là;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Hochmut des Menschen wird gebeugt und die Hoffart des Mannes erniedrigt werden; und Jehova wird hoch erhaben sein, er allein, an jenem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et incurvabitur sublimitas hominum, et humiliabitur altitudo virorum, et elevabitur Dominus solus in die illa;