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.”
Isaiah 2:10-17
International Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:10 This v. is missing from 1QIsaa
- Isaiah 2:10 Lit. from
- Isaiah 2:10 Lit. and from
- Isaiah 2:10 So MT
- Isaiah 2:11 Lit. And the
- Isaiah 2:11 1QIsaa MT LXX read mankind are low
- Isaiah 2:11 Lit. in that day
- Isaiah 2:12 1QIsaa MT LXX lack reserved
- Isaiah 2:12 Lit. day
- Isaiah 2:12 Lit. against
- Isaiah 2:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read oppose all of the
- Isaiah 2:13 DSS MT LXX lack He will take his stand
- Isaiah 2:13 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
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