The LORDof hostshas plannedit, to defilethe prideof allbeauty,To despiseallthe honoredof the earth.
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
Thus I will punishthe worldfor its evilAnd the wickedfor their iniquity;I will also putan endto the arroganceof the proudAnd abasethe haughtinessof the ruthless.
The proudlookof manwill be abasedAnd the loftinessof manwill be humbled,And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
"For behold,the dayis coming,burninglike a furnace;and allthe arrogantand everyevildoerwill be chaff;and the daythat is comingwill setthem ablaze,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"sothat it will leavethem neitherrootnorbranch."
and say,'You, O LORD,have promisedconcerningthisplaceto cutit off,so that there will be nothingdwellingin it, whethermanor beast,but it will be a perpetualdesolation.'
"For the LORDof hostshas planned,and whocan frustrate[it]? And as for His stretched-outhand,whocan turnit back?"
The LORDof hostshas swornsaying,"Surely,justas I have intendedsoit has happened,and justas I have plannedso it will stand,
Behold,the Lord,the GODof hosts,will lopoffthe boughswith a terriblecrash;Those also who are tallin staturewill be cutdownAnd those whoare loftywill be abased.
The headis the elderand honorableman, And the prophetwho teachesfalsehoodis the tail.
ThereforeMy peoplegointo exilefor their lackof knowledge;And their honorablemenare famished,And their multitudeis parchedwith thirst.
The prideof manwill be humbledAnd the loftinessof menwill be abased;And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day,
He pourscontemptupon princesAnd makes them wanderin a pathlesswaste.
"He pourscontempton noblesAnd loosensthe beltof the strong.
"Thisis the plandevisedagainstthe wholeearth;and thisis the handthat is stretchedout againstallthe nations.
Overflowyour landlike the Nile,O daughterof Tarshish,Thereis nomorerestraint.
For the landof my people[in which] thorns[and] briarsshall comeup; Yea,for allthe joyfulhouses[and for] the jubilantcity.
"Thussaysthe LORD,'Justsowill I destroythe prideof Judahand the greatprideof Jerusalem.
"Behold,I will makeyou smallamong the nations;You are greatlydespised.
"So the frogswill comeup on you and your peopleand allyour servants."'"
For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
