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Isaiah 5:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Its citizens have been put down, and its proud people have been brought to shame.

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You rescue the humble, but you look for ways to put down the proud.

I am not conceited, LORD, and I don't waste my time on impossible schemes.

We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air.

You are still determined not to let the LORD's people go.

Some people are stuck-up and act like snobs;

The Lord will do what he has planned against Jerusalem and Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and boastful king of Assyria,

But the LORD All-Powerful will use his fearsome might to bring down the tallest trees and chop off every branch.

I will punish this evil world and its people because of their sins. I will crush the horrible pride of those who are cruel.

When the LORD comes, everyone who is proud will be made humble, and the LORD alone will be honoured.

The LORD All-Powerful has chosen a day when those who are proud and conceited will be put down.

When that day comes, everyone who is proud will be put down. Only the LORD will be honoured.

And so, all of them will be ashamed and disgraced. Don't help them!

Sennacherib, you cursed, shouted, and sneered at me, the holy God of Israel.

I have seen your pride and the tremendous hatred you have for me. Now I will put a hook in your nose, a bit in your mouth, then I will send you back to where you came from.

Why shouldn't I punish the people of Judah?

That's why I say: “Praise and honour the King who rules from heaven! Everything he does is honest and fair, and he can shatter the power of those who are proud.”

When that time comes, you won't rebel against me and be put to shame. I'll do away with those who are proud and arrogant. Never will any of them strut around on my holy mountain.

All you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble towards everyone else. The Scriptures say, “God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble.”




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