Isaiah 5 · Verse 16

Isaiah 5:16

But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
Isaiah 5:16, King James Version

Isaiah 5:16 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
WEBbut the LORD of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
ASVbut Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
YLTAnd Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness,
DARBYand Jehovah of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God hallowed in righteousness.
BBEBut the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
WebsterBut the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

What does Isaiah 5:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. God shall be "exalted" in man's view, because of His manifestation of His "justice" in punishing the guilty. sanctified--regarded as holy by reason of His "righteous" dealings.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 5:8-23

Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know when they have enough. Covetousness is idolatry; and while many envy the prosperous, wretched man, the Lord denounces awful woes upon him. How applicable to many among us! God has many ways to empty the most populous cities…

Read the full comment on Isaiah 5:8-23 →

Isaiah 5:16 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.Bahand he was exaltedH1361
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.Patby <the> judgmentH4941
וְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'Eland <the> GodH410
הַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.osh<the> holyH6918
נִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.Dash[will] show himself holyH6942
בִּצְדָקָֽה\׃bitz.da.Kahby righteousnessH6666

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

Cross references for Isaiah 5:16

  • Psalms 46:10

    Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 36:23

    And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

  • Isaiah 29:23

    But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

  • 1 Peter 2:15

    For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Revelation 3:7

    And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

  • Ezekiel 38:23

    Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Isaiah 33:5

    The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

  • Isaiah 8:13

    Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
12:4; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 9:16; 21:13; 46:10; Eze 28:22; 38:23; Ro 2:5
Re 19:1-5
God that is holy. or, the holy God. Heb. the God the holy.
6:3; 57:15; Re 3:7; 4:8; 15:3,4
sanctified.
8:13; 29:23; Le 10:3; Eze 36:23; 1Pe 1:16; 2:15

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Context

  • Isaiah 5:15

    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

  • Isaiah 5:16

    But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  • Isaiah 5:17

    Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

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Isaiah 5:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas Jehová de los ejércitos será ensalzado en juicio, y el Dios Santo será santificado con justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’ Éternel des armées sera élevé en jugement, et le ✶Dieu saint sera sanctifié en justice.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova der Heerscharen wird im Gericht erhaben sein, und Gott, der Heilige, sich heilig erweisen in Gerechtigkeit. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et exaltabitur Dominus exercituum in judicio; et Deus sanctus sanctificabitur in justitia.