Isaiah 2:11

Context

2:11 Proud men will be brought low,

arrogant men will be humiliated;¹

the Lord alone will be exalted²

in that day.

Isaiah 2:17

Context

2:17 Proud men will be humiliated,

arrogant men will be brought low;³

the Lord alone will be exalted⁴

in that day.

Isaiah 10:20

Context

10:20 At that time⁵ those left in Israel, those who remain of the family⁶ of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them.⁷ Instead they will truly⁸ rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.⁹

Isaiah 17:7

Context

17:7 At that time¹⁰ men will trust in their creator;¹¹

they will depend on¹² the Holy One of Israel.¹³

Luke 21:22

Context
21:22 because these are days of vengeance,¹⁴ to fulfill¹⁵ all that is written.

[2:11] ¹tn 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.

[2:11] ²tn Or “elevated”; CEV “honored.”

[2:17] ³tn 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.

[2:17] ⁴tn Or “elevated”; NCV “praised”; CEV “honored.”

[10:20] ⁵tn Or “in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[10:20] ⁶tn Heb “house” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[10:20] ⁷tn Heb “on one who strikes him down.” This individual is the king (“foreign leader”) of the oppressing nation (which NLT specifies as “the Assyrians”).

[10:20] ⁸tn Or “sincerely”; KJV, ASV, NAB, NRSV “in truth.”

[10:20] ⁹sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[17:7] ¹⁰tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB, NIV); KJV “At that day.”

[17:7] ¹¹tn Heb “man will gaze toward his maker.”

[17:7] ¹²tn Heb “his eyes will look toward.”

[17:7] ¹³sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[21:22] ¹⁴tn Or “of punishment.” This is a time of judgment.

[21:22] ¹⁵tn The passive construction with the infinitive πλησθῆναι (plhsqhnai) has been translated as an active construction for simplicity, in keeping with contemporary English style.