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10 Enter into the rock,
    and hide in the dust
from the terror of the Lord
    and from the glory of his majesty.]][a](A)
11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
    and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(B)
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
    against all that is proud and lofty,
    against all that is lifted up and high;[b](C)
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
    lofty and lifted up;
    and against all the oaks of Bashan;(D)
14 against all the high mountains
    and against all the lofty hills;(E)
15 against every high tower
    and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish
    and against all the highly prized vessels.(F)
17 The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
    and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,
    and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.9–10 Q ms lacks do not forgive . . . majesty
  2. 2.12 Cn Compare Gk: Heb low

The Coming Day of the Lord

10 [a] “Go into the rocks!
    Hide in the dust
to escape[b] the terror of the Lord
    and to escape[c] the glory of his majesty![d]
11 The[e] haughty looks of mankind will be brought low,[f]
    the lofty pride of human beings will be humbled,
        and the Lord alone will be exalted at that time.[g]

12 “For the Lord of the Heavenly Armies has reserved[h] a time[i]
    to oppose[j] all who are proud and haughty,
and the[k] self-exalting—
    they will be humbled.
13 He will take his stand[l] against all the cedars[m] of Lebanon,
    against the proud and self-exalting;
        and against all the oaks of Bashan;
14 against all the high mountains,
    and against all the lofty hills;
15 against every high tower,
    and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships from Tarshish,
    and against all their impressive watercraft.

17 “Humanity’s haughtiness will be humbled,
    male arrogance will be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:10 This v. is missing from 1QIsaa
  2. Isaiah 2:10 Lit. from
  3. Isaiah 2:10 Lit. and from
  4. Isaiah 2:10 So MT
  5. Isaiah 2:11 Lit. And the
  6. Isaiah 2:11 1QIsaa MT LXX read mankind are low
  7. Isaiah 2:11 Lit. in that day
  8. Isaiah 2:12 1QIsaa MT LXX lack reserved
  9. Isaiah 2:12 Lit. day
  10. Isaiah 2:12 Lit. against
  11. Isaiah 2:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read oppose all of the
  12. Isaiah 2:13 DSS MT LXX lack He will take his stand
  13. Isaiah 2:13 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book