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Text -- Isaiah 2:10-22 (NET)
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2:10 Go up into the rocky cliffs , hide in the ground . Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord , from his royal splendor !
2:11 Proud men will be brought low , arrogant men will be humiliated ; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day .
2:12 Indeed , the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty , for all who are proud – they will be humiliated ;
2:13 for all the cedars of Lebanon , that are so high and mighty , for all the oaks of Bashan ;
2:14 for all the tall mountains , for all the high hills ,
2:15 for every high tower , for every fortified wall ,
2:16 for all the large ships , ships , for all the impressive ships .
2:17 Proud men will be humiliated , arrogant men will be brought low ; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day .
2:18 The worthless idols will be completely eliminated .
2:19 They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground , trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor , when he rises up to terrify the earth .
2:20 At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols , which they made for themselves to worship , into the caves where rodents and bats live,
2:21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor , when he rises up to terrify the earth .
2:22 Stop trusting in human beings , whose life’s breath is in their nostrils . For why should they be given special consideration ?
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NET Notes: Isa 2:10 Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “get awa...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:13 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 thems...
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NET Notes: Isa 2:14 The high mountains and hills symbolize the apparent security of proud men, as do the high tower and fortified wall of v. 15.
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NET Notes: Isa 2:16 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.
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NET Notes: Isa 2:19 Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud ...
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