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THE MESSAGE
Isaiah 2:9
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So humanity is brought low,and each person is humbled.Do not forgive them!
Man is brought low, And mankind is humbled; Therefore don't forgive them.
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
So man is humbled, and each one is brought low— do not forgive them!
So the common person has been humbled And the person of importance has been brought low, But do not forgive them.
People will not be proud any longer but will bow low with shame. God, do not forgive them.
So the common man has been humbled [before idols] And the man of importance has been degraded, Therefore do not forgive them [O LORD].
Man is brought low, And mankind is humbled; Therefore don't forgive them.
And a man bowed himselfe, and a man humbled himselfe: therefore spare them not.
So the common man has been bowed down,And the man of importance has been made low,But do not forgive them.
So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled-do not forgive them!
And so, all of them will be ashamed and disgraced. Don't help them!
A person bows down, a man lowers himself — don't forgive them!
And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought low: and do not thou forgive them!
The people have become worse and worse. They have become very low, and you leaders did nothing to lift them up!
And the common man is humbled, and the mighty man is brought low; therefore forgive them not.
Everyone will be humiliated and disgraced. Do not forgive them, Lord !
So humanity is humbled; everyone is humbled, and you must not forgive them.
And man bowed down; and man was humbled, but You do not lift them up.
There kneleth the man, there falleth the man downe before them, so yt thou canst not bringe him awaye from thence.
And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.
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.
And man boweth down, and man lowereth himself; and Thou canst not bear with them.
And the meane man boweth downe, and the great man humbleth himselfe; therefore forgiue them not.
There kneeleth the man, there falleth the man downe [before them:] therfore forgeue them not.
And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.
And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low; therefore forgive them not.
and a man bowide hymsilf, and a man of ful age was maad low. Therfor foryyue thou not to hem.
And man is bowed down, and a man is brought low: therefore don't forgive them.
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship. Don't spare them!
People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them.
So now they will be humbled, and all will be brought low— do not forgive them.
So pride has been taken away from the poor man, and important men have been put to shame. Do not forgive them.
And so people are humbled, and everyone is brought low— do not forgive them!
So the mean man boweth down And the great man stoopeth low, - Therefore do not thou forgive them!
And man hath bowed himself down, and man hath been debased: therefore forgive them not.
So man is humbled, and men are brought low--forgive them not!
And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.
So the common man has been humbled And the man of importance has been abased, But do not forgive them.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the mean: Isaiah 5:15, Psalms 49:2, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, Romans 3:23, Revelation 6:15-17
humbleth: Isaiah 57:9, Colossians 2:18, Colossians 2:23
therefore: Isaiah 27:11, Joshua 24:19, Jeremiah 18:23, Mark 3:29
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:17 - the works 2 Chronicles 34:25 - Because Proverbs 6:35 - regard Isaiah 24:2 - as with the people Isaiah 40:20 - chooseth Acts 7:41 - rejoiced
Cross-References
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
"It will be a set-right and put-together life for us if we make sure that we do this entire commandment in the Presence of God , our God, just as he commanded us to do."
A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.
He makes the magicians look ridiculous and turns fortunetellers into jokes. He makes the experts look trivial and their latest knowledge look silly. But he backs the word of his servant and confirms the counsel of his messengers. He says to Jerusalem, "Be inhabited," and to the cities of Judah, "Be rebuilt," and to the ruins, "I raise you up." He says to Ocean, "Dry up. I'm drying up your rivers." He says to Cyrus, "My shepherd— everything I want, you'll do it." He says to Jerusalem, "Be built," and to the Temple, "Be established."
"‘Which of the trees of Eden came anywhere close to you in splendor and size? But you're slated to be cut down to take your place in the underworld with the trees of Eden, to be a dead log stacked with all the other dead logs, among the other uncircumcised who are dead and buried. "‘This means Pharaoh, the pompous old goat. "‘Decree of God , the Master.'"
"But the river itself, on both banks, will grow fruit trees of all kinds. Their leaves won't wither, the fruit won't fail. Every month they'll bear fresh fruit because the river from the Sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing."
The question keeps coming up regarding meat that has been offered up to an idol: Should you attend meals where such meat is served, or not? We sometimes tend to think we know all we need to know to answer these kinds of questions—but sometimes our humble hearts can help us more than our proud minds. We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all.
"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I'm about to call each conqueror to dinner. I'm spreading a banquet of Tree-of-Life fruit, a supper plucked from God's orchard."
"How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they'll walk through the gates to the City. But outside for good are the filthy curs: sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, idolaters—all who love and live lies.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself,.... Both high and low, rich and poor, bow down unto, humble themselves before, and worship idols made by the hands of men: the words for the "mean man" and "the great man" are אדם and
איש, "Adam" and "Ish"; and which are also interpreted by Jarchi of little or mean men, and of princes and mighty ones:
therefore forgive them not; their sins of soothsaying, covetousness, and idolatry; and such that worship the beast and his image shall not be forgiven, but drink of the wine of divine wrath, and be tormented with fire for ever and ever, Revelation 14:9. These are either the words of the prophet to the Lord representing the church, and imprecating evils on antichristian worshippers; or of the angel to the Christian powers, exhorting them not to spare Babylon, Revelation 18:6 some refer these words to the mean and great men bowing down and humbling themselves, and read them in connection with them thus, "and lifts not up unto them"; that is, the head or soul; so Aben Ezra, who also observes, that the word "earth" may be wanting, and supplied thus, "and the earth shall not bear them"; they shall be destroyed from off it, both the idols and the worshippers of them. See Psalms 10:16.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the mean man - That is, the man in humble life, the poor, the low in rank - for this is all that the Hebrew word here - אדם 'âdâm - implies. The distinction between the two words here used - אדם 'âdâm as denoting a man of humble rank, and אישׁ 'ı̂ysh as denoting one of elevated rank - is one that constantly occurs in the Scriptures. Our word “mean” conveys an idea of moral baseness and degradation, which is not implied in the Hebrew.
Boweth down - That is, before idols. Some commentators, however, have understood this of bowing down in “affliction,” but the other is probably the true interpretation.
And the great man - The men in elevated rank in life. The expressions together mean the same as “all ranks of people.” It was a common or universal thing. No rank was exempt from the prevailing idolatry.
Therefore forgive them not - The Hebrew is “future” - להם ואל־תשׂא ve'al-tis'â' lâhem. Thou wilt not “bear” for them; that is, thou wilt not bear away their sins (by an atonement), or ‘thou wilt not forgive them;’ - but agreeable to a common Hebrew construction, it has the force of the imperative. It involves a “threatening” of the prophet, in the form of an address to God ‘So great is their sin, that thou, Lord, wilt not pardon them.’ The prophet then proceeds, in the following verses, to denounce the certainty and severity of the judgment that was coming upon them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 2:9. Boweth down - "Shall be bowed down"] This has reference to the preceding verse. They bowed themselves down to their idols, therefore shall they be bowed down and brought low under the avenging hand of God.
Therefore forgive them not. — "And thou wilt not forgive them." - L.
