Passage

Isaiah 2.9

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. 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. 8. Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made."

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

"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 brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day." (Isaiah 2:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. 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. 8. Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made."

"9. Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them."

"10. Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty. 11. The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day." (Isaiah 2:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: 8. Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:"

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

"10. Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. 11. 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." (Isaiah 2:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. 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, 8. And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,"

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

"10. Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency. 11. 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." (Isaiah 2:7-11, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H0120 - adam

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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