Isaiah Chapter 2
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
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For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
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And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
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And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
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And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
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And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
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For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they are filled
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with customs from the east, and
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are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
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And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
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Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.
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And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.
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Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.
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The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
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For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
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and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
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and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,
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and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.
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And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
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And it shall come to pass in the end of days, [that] the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow unto it.
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And many peoples shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of theGod of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah's word from Jerusalem.
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And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
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For thou hast cast off thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled [with what comes] from the east, and use auguries like the Philistines, and ally themselves with the children of foreigners.
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And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end of their treasures: their land also is full of horses, and there is no end of their chariots.
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And their land is full of idols; they bow themselves down to the work of their own hands, to that which their fingers have made.
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And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought low: and do not thou forgive them!
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Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.
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The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
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For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon everything proud and lofty, and upon everything lifted up, and it shall be brought low;
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and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
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and upon all the lofty mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up;
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and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall;
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and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant works of art.
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And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day:
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and the idols shall utterly pass away.
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And they shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall arise to terrify the earth.
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In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made [each] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
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to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the fissures of the cliffs, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall arise to terrify the earth.
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Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for what account is to be made of him?
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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The word which came to Esaias the son of Amos concerning Judea, and concerning Jerusalem.
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For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God [shall be] on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come to it.
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And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.
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And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into sickles: and nation shall not take up sword against nation, neither shall they learn to war any more.
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And now, O house of Jacob, come, [and] let us walk in the light of the Lord.
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For he has forsaken his people the house of Israel, because their land is filled as at the beginning with divinations, as the [land] of the Philistines, and many strange children were born to them.
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For their land is filled with silver and gold, and there was no number of their treasures; their land also is filled with horses, and there was no number of their chariots.
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And the land is filled with abominations, [even] the works of their hands; and they have worshipped [the works] which their fingers made.
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And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.
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Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
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For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
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For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;
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and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan,
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and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,
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and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall,
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and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.
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And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
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And they shall hide all [idols] made with hands,
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having carried [them] into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
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For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made [in order] to worship vanities and bats;
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to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Verbum, quod vidit Isaias, filius Amos, super Iuda et Ierusalem.
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Et erit in novissimis diebus præparatus mons domus Domini in vertice montium, et elevabitur super colles, et fluent ad eum omnes gentes.
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Et ibunt populi multi, et dicent: Venite et ascendamus ad montem Domini, et ad domum Dei Iacob, et docebit nos vias suas, et ambulabimus in semitis eius: quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Ierusalem.
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Et iudicabit Gentes, et arguet populos multos: et conflabunt gladios suos in vomeres, et lanceas suas in falces: non levabit gens contra gentem gladium, nec exercebuntur ultra ad prælium.
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Domus Iacob venite, et ambulemus in lumine Domini.
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Proiecisti enim populum tuum, domum Iacob: quia repleti sunt ut olim, et augeres habuerunt ut Philisthiim, et pueris alienis adhæserunt.
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Repleta est terra argento et auro: et non est finis thesaurorum eius:
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et repleta est terra eius equis: et innumerabiles quadrigæ eius. Et repleta est terra eius idolis: opus manuum suarum adoraverunt, quod fecerunt digiti eorum.
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Et incurvavit se homo, et humiliatus est vir: ne ergo dimittas eis.
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Ingredere in petram, et abscondere in fossa humo a facie timoris Domini, et a gloria maiestatis eius.
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Oculi sublimes hominis humiliati sunt, et incurvabitur altitudo virorum: exaltabitur autem Dominus solus in die illa.
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Quia dies Domini exercituum super omnem superbum, et excelsum, et super omnem arrogantem: et humiliabitur.
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Et super omnes cedros Libani sublimes, et erectas, et super omnes quercus Basan.
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Et super omnes montes excelsos, et super omnes colles elevatos.
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Et super omnem turrim excelsam, et super omnem murum munitum,
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et super omnes naves Tharsis, et super omne, quod visu pulchrum est.
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Et incurvabitur sublimitas hominum, et humiliabitur altitudo virorum, et elevabitur Dominus solus in die illa:
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et idola penitus conterentur:
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et introibunt in speluncas petrarum, et in voragines terræ a facie formidinis Domini, et a gloria maiestatis eius, cum surrexerit percutere terram.
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In die illa proiiciet homo idola argenti sui, et simulacra auri sui, quæ fecerat sibi ut adoraret, talpas et vespertiliones.
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Et ingreditur scissuras petrarum, et in cavernas saxorum a facie formidinis Domini, et a gloria maiestatis eius, cum surrexerit percutere terram.
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Quiescite ergo ab homine, cuius spiritus in naribus eius est, quia excelsus reputatus est ipse.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
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It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.
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Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law shall go out of Zion, and the LORD’s word from Jerusalem.
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He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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House of Jacob, come, and let’s walk in the light of the LORD.
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For you have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled from the east, with those who practice divination like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with the children of foreigners.
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Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
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Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.
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Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them.
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Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty.
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The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
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For there will be a day of the LORD of Armies for all that is proud and arrogant, and for all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low—
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for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,
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for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,
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for every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,
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for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.
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The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the arrogance of men shall be brought low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
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The idols shall utterly pass away.
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Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
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In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
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to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
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Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
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And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, Established is the mount of Jehovah's house, Above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the heights, And flowed unto it have all the nations.
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And gone have many peoples and said, `Come, and we go up unto the mount of Jehovah, Unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we walk in His paths, For from Zion goeth forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
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And He hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more--war.
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O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.'
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For Thou hast left Thy people, the house of Jacob. For they have been filled from the east, And <FI>are<Fi> sorcerers like the Philistines, And with the children of strangers strike hands.
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And its land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to its treasures, And its land is full of horses, And there is no end to its chariots,
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And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,
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And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.
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Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency.
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The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
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For a day <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,
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And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan,
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And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,
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And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,
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And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.
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And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
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And the idols--they completely pass away.
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And <FI>men<Fi> have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.
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In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have made for him to worship, To moles, and to bats,
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To enter into cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.
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Cease for you from man, Whose breath <FI>is<Fi> in his nostrils, For--in what is he esteemed?
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).