Isaiah 2:11 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

People's proud and arrogant attitudes will be brought low, and human pride will be crushed down, and the LORD alone will be lifted up and honored on that day.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is saying that human pride and arrogance will be humbled, and only the Lord will be honored and exalted.

📚 Historical Context

Isaiah was prophesying during a time when the nation of Judah was experiencing relative prosperity but was marked by widespread spiritual pride and idolatry, around the 8th century BC. In this chapter, he delivers a vision of the "day of the Lord," a future judgment where God will humble human arrogance and reveal His supreme authority. This reflects the biblical pattern of God opposing the proud while exalting Himself amid the rise and fall of ancient empires like Assyria.

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