From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty.
The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted bin that day.
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
And into the caves of the1 earth,
bFrom the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises cto shake the earth mightily.
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Isaiah 2:12
The day ... - This expression evidently denotes that the Lord would inflict severe punishment upon every one that was lofty. Such a severe infliction is called "the day of the Lord of hosts," because it would be a time when "he" would particularly manifest himself, and when "he" would be recognized as the inflicter of that punishment. "His" coming forth in this manner would give "character" to that time, and would be the prominent "event." The punishment of the wicked is thus freguently called "the day of the Lord;" Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 13:9 : ' Behold the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger,' etc.; Jeremiah 46:10 : ' The day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance.' Ezekiel 30:3; Zephaniah 1:7, Zephaniah 1:14; Joel 2:31; see also in the New Testament, I Thessalonians 5:2; II Peter 3:10.
Every one that is proud and lofty - Or, rather, every "thing" that is high and lofty. The phrase is not restricted to "persons," though it embraces them. But though the language here is general, the reference is doubtless, mainly, to the princes, magistrates, and nobility of the nation; and is designed not only to designate them as men of rank and power, but as men who were haughty in their demeanour and feelings. At the same time, there is included in the language, as the subsequent verses show, all on which the nation prided itself.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 2:12:
Isaiah 2:19
Isaiah 13:6
Hebrews 10:25
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