Isaiah 23:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Lord

To stain

James 4:6

Bring

Job 12:21

Psalm 107:40

1 Corinthians 1:26

General references

Bible References

Lord

Behold, the Sovereign Lord Jehovah of Hosts will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be cut down! The tall ones will be brought low.

Jehovah of Hosts has sworn an oath: What I have intended (devised) will happen. What I have determined to do will be done.

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'

You cry out: Sword of Jehovah, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your sheath. Stay there and rest!

Then says: 'Jehovah, you have threatened to destroy this place so that no person or animal will live here. It will become a permanent ruin.'

They were there to do the things your hand and council foreordained to occur.

We were assigned as heirs predetermined according to his purpose. He works all things according to his direction and will.

This is according to the eternal purpose (determination) (design) (arrangement) that He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.

To stain

The arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day Jehovah alone will be exalted.

People will be brought down. Everyone will be humiliated and the eyes of arrogant people will be abased (humbled).

I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will also end the arrogance of the proud. I will demean (disgrace) the arrogance of tyranny.

Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low!

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol and honor the King of heaven. All his works are truth, and his ways justice. He is able to abase (humble) (subdue) those who walk in pride.

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.

But he gives more grace. The scripture said, God resists the proud, but gives grace (loving-kindness) to the humble.

Bring

He pours out contempt upon nobles and disarms the mighty.

He poured contempt on their influential people and made them stumble around in a pathless desert.

Consider your calling, brothers. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.

General references

The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants.'

He brings princes to nothing and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

Behold, I have made you small among the nations! You are greatly despised.

An illegitimate son will dwell in Ashdod. I will remove the arrogance of the Philistines.