Isaiah 23:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord of Armies planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honoured ones of the earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord of hosts has purposed it [in accordance with a fixed principle of His government], to defile the pride of all glory and to bring into dishonor and contempt all the honored of the earth. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. Common English Bible The LORD of heavenly forces planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, to shame all the honored of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth. |
Look, the Lord God of Armies will chop off the branches with terrifying power, and the tall trees will be cut down, the high trees felled.
I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their iniquities. I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.
The Lord of Armies has sworn: As I have purposed, so it will be; as I have planned it, so it will happen.
This is the plan prepared for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out against all the nations.
The Lord of Armies himself has planned it; therefore, who can stand in its way? It is his hand that is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
For a day belonging to the Lord of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up #– #it will be humbled –
The pride of mankind will be brought low, and human loftiness will be humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
Overflow your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer anything to restrain you.
for the ground of my people growing thorns and briars, indeed, for every joyous house in the jubilant city.
Therefore my people will go into exile because they lack knowledge; her dignitaries are starving, and her masses are parched with thirst.
The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
‘This is what the Lord says: Just like this I will ruin the great pride of both Judah and Jerusalem.
Say, “Lord, you have threatened to cut off this place so that no one will live in it #– #people or animals. Indeed, it will remain desolate for ever.”
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be deeply despised.
‘For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘not leaving them root or branches.
to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.
In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,
This is according to his eternal purpose accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ,