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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty looks of man... — Better, the lofty looks of the mean man... the haughtiness of the great man. The self-assertion which is the essential element of pride may be found at the opposite extremes of social life.

The Lord alone shall be exalted... — The verb, as in Psalms 46:7; Psalms 46:11 (see margin and text of Authorised Version), implies the image of a rock-citadel, towering in its strength, and offering the one safe asylum in a time of danger. (Comp. also Psalms 61:2.)

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See also Isaiah 2:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 2:11. _BE HUMBLED_] "שפל ושח _shaphel veshach_, read שפלו שח _shaphelu shach_." - Dr. _Durell_. Which rectifies the grammatical construction. No MS. or version confirms this reading....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LOFTY LOOKS - Hebrew ‘The eyes of pride,’ that is, the proud eyes or looks. Pride commonly evinces itself in a lofty carriage and supercilious aspect; Psalms 18:27. SHALL BE HUMBLED - By the calam...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 2 Zion's Future Glory and the Day of Jehovah 1. _The glories in the latter days (Isaiah 2:1)_ 2. _Exhortation to walk in the light (Isaiah 2:5)_ 3. _The corruption of the people (Isaiah 2:6)_...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DAY OF YAHWEH. A poem dating from Isaiah's earliest period, dealing first with the sin, then with the judgment, of Israel. The text has been badly preserved. Probably the refrain which we find in...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LOFTY. proud. Note the Figure of speech _Synonymia_ to impress us with the far-reaching object and effect of Jehovah's dealings in "the day of the LORD", recorded in verses: Isaiah 2:11. Hebrew. _gaba...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    b. LOSS OF DIGNITY TEXT: Isaiah 2:10-22 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. THE LOFTY LOOKS - literally, the, eyes of pride (). SHAL...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    2:11 man (b-5) As Note n ver. 9....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    2-4. occur also with a few slight variations in Micah 4:1. The passage appears to be borrowed in Isaiah, because (_a_) it suits its context better in Micah, and (_b_) it is more complete in Micah, Mic...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Proud people may think that they do not need God. Then suddenly they will see that God is *Lord of all. And he demands that all must obey him. Nothing in nature, not even vast forests and huge mountai...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 2 GOD’S IDEAL PLAN FOR ISRAEL V1 A special message about Jud...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עֵינֵ֞י גַּבְה֤וּת אָדָם֙ שָׁפֵ֔ל וְ שַׁ֖ח ר֣

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1; Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 4:1 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another portion of the book, o...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A VISION OF WORLD PEACE Isaiah 2:1-11 This and the four following Chapter s must be classed together as a distinct portion of this book, belonging to the earliest years of Isaiah's ministry. Their d...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Following this broad statement of the case between Jehovah and His people, we have the prophet's great appeal to them. The first part constitutes a vision of the latter days, that condition toward whi...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be abased, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in (s) that day. (s) Meaning, as soon as God will begin to execute his judgmen...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This Portion of the chapter opens in a very solemn manner. Whether the prophet means the visitations of God in the day of calamity of this world; or refers to the day of judgment for another; in both...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    11_The loftiness of the looks of man _(44) _shall be humbled _Wicked men, relying on the wealth and quietness and prosperity which they at present enjoy, regard the threatenings of the Prophets with h...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, AND 4. Thus re-established, Zion, the mountain of Jehovah, will be the centre of blessing and peace to all the nations (Isaiah 2:1-4). This puts the inv...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LOFTY LOOKS OF MAN SHALL BE HUMBLED,.... Particularly of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, assuming that to himself which belong...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 11. _The lofty looks of man shall be humbled._] _Ipsi an...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Enter into the rock_, &c. Such calamities are coming upon you, that you will be ready to hide yourselves in rocks and caves of the earth, for fear of the glorious and terrible judgments of God. _The...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MAJESTY OF GOD IN HIS FINAL REVELATION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, every gesture indicating pride will be forgotten, AND THE HAUGHTINESS OF MEN SHALL BE BOWED DOWN, humbled into the dust, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-22 The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems first meant here, when idolatry among the Jews was done away; but our thoughts are led forward to the destruction of all the enemies of Christ. It...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SHALL BE BOWED DOWN judicially, as they bowed down voluntarily before their idols. So the punishment is very suitable to the sin. SHALL BE EXALTED IN THAT DAY; his justice and power shall be magnified...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 2:11 lofty H1365 looks H5869 man H120 humbled H8213 (H8804) haughtiness H7312 men H582 down H7817 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TERRIBLE VISION (ISAIAH 2:10). This vision is in direct contrast with the Glorious Vision of Isaiah 2:2. On the one hand glory, now, on the other, judgment. Here we have a picture of the destiny...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE AWFUL SITUATION OF HIS PEOPLE BEFORE YAHWEH AND ITS FUTURE CONSEQUENCES (ISAIAH 2:6). In contrast with the glorious vision that we have just seen, of Yahweh's triumph and people flocking to God,...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 2:11 I. In the day of judgment will be fulfilled, once and for ever, all the sayings and prophecies of our Lord and His Apostles concerning the exaltation of the lowly and the humiliation of th...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 2:6. _Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Isaiah 2:1. _The word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The coming glory of Jerusalem and Israel. The humbling of the haughty and the shame of sinners in that day. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: In view of the terribleness of that day whe...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 2:1. _The word that Isaiah saw._ In these distressing times, when the Jewish church and state were shaken to the very centre, the Messiah spoke to the prophet, and showed him the new-testament...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The lofty looks of man shall be humbled. .. the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day_ MAN HUMBLED AND CHRIST EXALTED The day may be very properly applied to any of those days when the Lord abase...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    A TERRIBLE PICTURE Isaiah 2:6 _Here_ is the “word” (vision) which Isaiah “saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem” (Isaiah 2:1). The prophet has been enraptured by the wondrous prospect of the distant fut...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION II. DENUNCIATION OF GOD'S JUDGMENTS UPON HIS PEOPLE (CH. 2-5.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 2:1 TITLE OF THE CHAPTER. It is gener

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now chapter 2 is introduced again. The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:1). And now God takes him off to the future. And it shall come to pass in the las...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 1:29; 1 Peter 5:5; 2 Corinthians 10:17; Amos 9:11;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    CHRIST IN ISAIAH Isaiah 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Isaiah saw Christ in this chapter he saw Him in His Second Advent glory. Peter, in the Spirit, wrote of how the Prophets foretold the sufferings...

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