Isaiah 2:11-17
The Message
11-17 People with a big head are headed for a fall,
pretentious egos brought down a peg.
It’s God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about,
The Day that God-of-the-Angel-Armies
is matched against all big-talking rivals,
against all swaggering big names;
Against all giant sequoias
hugely towering,
and against the expansive chestnut;
Against Kilimanjaro and Annapurna,
against the ranges of Alps and Andes;
Against every soaring skyscraper,
against all proud obelisks and statues;
Against ocean-going luxury liners,
against elegant three-masted schooners.
The swelled big heads will be punctured bladders,
the pretentious egos brought down to earth,
Leaving God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about.
Isaiah 2:11-17
New International Version
11 The eyes of the arrogant(A) will be humbled(B)
and human pride(C) brought low;(D)
the Lord alone will be exalted(E) in that day.(F)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(G) in store
for all the proud(H) and lofty,(I)
for all that is exalted(J)
(and they will be humbled),(K)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(L) tall and lofty,(M)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(N)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(O)
15 for every lofty tower(P)
and every fortified wall,(Q)
16 for every trading ship[a](R)
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(S)
and human pride humbled;(T)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(U)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
Isaiah 2:11-17
The Message
11-17 People with a big head are headed for a fall,
pretentious egos brought down a peg.
It’s God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about,
The Day that God-of-the-Angel-Armies
is matched against all big-talking rivals,
against all swaggering big names;
Against all giant sequoias
hugely towering,
and against the expansive chestnut;
Against Kilimanjaro and Annapurna,
against the ranges of Alps and Andes;
Against every soaring skyscraper,
against all proud obelisks and statues;
Against ocean-going luxury liners,
against elegant three-masted schooners.
The swelled big heads will be punctured bladders,
the pretentious egos brought down to earth,
Leaving God alone at front-and-center
on the Day we’re talking about.
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