Isaiah 2:10-17
Legacy Standard Bible
10 (A)Enter the rock and hide in the dust
(B)From the dread of Yahweh and from the splendor of His majesty.
11 The [a](C)lofty look of [b]man will be made low,
And the [c](D)men made high will be bowed down,
And Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.
12 For Yahweh of hosts will have a day of reckoning
Against (E)everyone who is proud and high
And against everyone who is lifted up,
That he may be made low.
13 And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,
Against all the (F)oaks of Bashan,
14 Against all the (G)high mountains,
Against all the hills that are lifted up,
15 Against every (H)lofty tower,
Against every fortified wall,
16 Against all the (I)ships of Tarshish
And against all the desirable craft.
17 The loftiness of [d]man will be bowed down,
And the [e]men who are high will be made low;
And Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:11 Lit eyes of the loftiness of man
- Isaiah 2:11 Or common man, cf. 2:9
- Isaiah 2:11 Or men of importance, cf. 2:9
- Isaiah 2:17 Or common man, cf. 2:9
- Isaiah 2:17 Or men of importance, cf. 2:9
Isaiah 2:10-17
New English Translation
10 Go up into the rocky cliffs,
hide in the ground.
Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord,[a]
from his royal splendor!
11 Proud men will be brought low,
arrogant men will be humiliated;[b]
the Lord alone will be exalted[c]
in that day.
12 Indeed, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment,[d]
for[e] all the high and mighty,
for all who are proud—they will be humiliated;
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,
that are so high and mighty,
for all the oaks of Bashan;[f]
14 for all the tall mountains,
for all the high hills,[g]
15 for every high tower,
for every fortified wall,
16 for all the large ships,[h]
for all the impressive[i] ships.[j]
17 Proud men will be humiliated,
arrogant men will be brought low;[k]
the Lord alone will be exalted[l]
in that day.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:10 tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “get away” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Isaiah 2:11 tn Heb “and the eyes of the pride of men will be brought low, and the arrogance of men will be brought down.” The repetition of the verbs שָׁפַל (shafal) and שָׁחָח (shakhakh) from v. 9 draws attention to the appropriate nature of the judgment. Those proud men who “bow low” before idols will be forced to “bow low” before God when he judges their sin.
- Isaiah 2:11 tn Or “elevated”; CEV “honored.”
- Isaiah 2:12 tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] the Lord of Heaven’s Armies [traditionally, “the Lord of hosts”] has a day.”
- Isaiah 2:12 tn Or “against” (NAB, NASB, NRSV).
- Isaiah 2:13 sn The cedars of Lebanon and oaks of Bashan were well-known for their size and prominence. They make apt symbols here for powerful men who think of themselves as prominent and secure.
- Isaiah 2:14 sn The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15.
- Isaiah 2:16 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
- Isaiah 2:16 tn Heb “desirable”; NAB, NIV “stately”; NRSV “beautiful.”
- Isaiah 2:16 tn On the meaning of this word, which appears only here in the Hebrew Bible, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 41-42.sn The ships mentioned in this verse were the best of their class, and therefore an apt metaphor for the proud men being denounced in this speech.
- Isaiah 2:17 tn Heb “and the pride of men will be brought down, and the arrogance of men will be brought low.” As in v. 11, the repetition of the verbs שָׁפַל (shafal) and שָׁחָח (shakhakh) from v. 9 draws attention to the appropriate nature of the judgment. Those proud men who “bow low” before idols will be forced to “bow low” before God when he judges their sin.
- Isaiah 2:17 tn Or “elevated”; NCV “praised”; CEV “honored.”
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