Isaiah 2:9 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

People will be brought down. Everyone will be humbled. Do not forgive them.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

ASV:

And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.

BBE:

And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.

DBY:

And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought low: and do not thou forgive them!

ERV:

And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low; therefore forgive them not.

JPS:

And man boweth down, and man lowereth himself; and Thou canst not bear with them.

WBS:

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

WEB:

Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don't forgive them.

YLT:

And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.

Isaiah 2:9 Cross References

XREF:

Nehemiah 4:5 Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.

Psalm 49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

Psalm 62:9 Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath.

Isaiah 5:15 So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased, The eyes of the proud also will be abased. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man {q} humbleth himself: therefore {r} forgive them not.
(q) He notes the nature of the idolaters who are never satisfied in their superstitions.
(r) Thus the prophet spoke being inflamed with the zeal of God's glory, and that he might fear them with God's judgment.

WES:

2:9 The great man - Men of all ranks fall down and worship idols.

MHC:

2:1-9 The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians strengthen one another, and support one another. It is God who teaches his people, by his word and Spirit. Christ promotes peace, as well as holiness. If all men were real Christians, there could be no war; but nothing answering to these expressions has yet taken place on the earth. Whatever others do, let us walk in the light of this peace. Let us remember that when true religion flourishes, men delight in going up to the house of the Lord, and in urging others to accompany them. Those are in danger who please themselves with strangers to God; for we soon learn to follow the ways of persons whose company we keep. It is not having silver and gold, horses and chariots, that displeases God, but depending upon them, as if we could not be safe, and easy, and happy without them, and could not but be so with them. Sin is a disgrace to the poorest and the lowest. And though lands called Christian are not full of idols, in the literal sense, are they not full of idolized riches? and are not men so busy about their gains and indulgences, that the Lord, his truths, and precepts, are forgotten or despised?

CONC:

Abased Acceptest Bear Bent Bowed Boweth Canst Cause Common Face Forgive Forgiveness Goes Humbled Humbleth Importance Low Lowereth Mankind Man's Mean Poor Sin

Abased Acceptest Bear Bent Bowed Boweth Cause Common Face Forgive Forgiveness Goes Great Head Humbled Humbleth Importance Low Mankind Mean Poor

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