The arrogant and proud person, named ‘Mocker,’ acts with excessive arrogance.
Isaiah 16:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised We have heard of Moab’s pride – how very proud he is – his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud–even of his arrogance, his conceit, his wrath, his untruthful boasting. American Standard Version (1901) We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. Common English Bible We have heard of Moab’s pride, his great pride, his outrageous pride and arrogance, his empty boasting. Catholic Public Domain Version We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud. His pride and his arrogance and his indignation is more than his strength. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We have heard of the pride of Moab: he is exceeding proud. His pride and his arrogancy and his indignation is more than his strength. |
The arrogant and proud person, named ‘Mocker,’ acts with excessive arrogance.
A pronouncement concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night. Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night.
The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
For the Lord’s power will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trampled in a dung pile.
He will spread out his arms in the middle of it, as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, along with the trickery of his hands.
For you said, ‘We have made a covenant with Death, and we have an agreement with Sheol; when the overwhelming catastrophe passes through, it will not touch us, because we have made falsehood our refuge and have hidden behind treachery.’
Your covenant with Death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming catastrophe passes through, you will be trampled.
who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;
‘Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughing-stock.
Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
A sword is against the diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her heroic warriors, and they will be terrified.
The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Moab for three crimes, even four, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility towards one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ,