Isaiah

Isaiah 2:12–17

¹²For the Day of the LORD of Hosts

will come against all the proud and lofty,

against all that is exalted—

it will be humbled—

¹³against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up,

against all the oaks of Bashan,

¹⁴against all the tall mountains,

against all the high hills,

¹⁵against every high tower,

against every fortified wall,

¹⁶against every ship of Tarshish,^a

and against every stately vessel.

¹⁷So the pride of man will be brought low,

and the loftiness of men will be humbled;

the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Day	י֞וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the LORD	לַיהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֛וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
against	עַ֥ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the proud	גֵּאֶ֖ה	gê·’eh	Adjective - masculine singular	H1343 proud
and lofty	וָרָ֑ם	wā·rām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that is exalted	נִשָּׂ֥א	niś·śā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
it will be humbled	וְשָׁפֵֽל׃	wə·šā·p̄êl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
against	וְעַל֙	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the cedars	אַרְזֵ֣י	’ar·zê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H730 cedar
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
lofty	הָרָמִ֖ים	hā·rā·mîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
and lifted up	וְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑ים	wə·han·niś·śā·’îm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the oaks	אַלּוֹנֵ֥י	’al·lō·w·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H437 oak
of Bashan	הַבָּשָֽׁן׃	hab·bā·šān	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tall	הָרָמִ֑ים	hā·rā·mîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
mountains	הֶהָרִ֣ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the high	הַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃	han·niś·śā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
hills	הַגְּבָע֥וֹת	hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	גָּבֹ֑הַ	gå̄·ḇō·ha	Adjective - masculine singular	H1364 high, exalted
tower	מִגְדָּ֣ל	miḡ·dāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
fortified	בְצוּרָֽה׃	ḇə·ṣū·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
wall	חוֹמָ֥ה	ḥō·w·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
ship	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H591 a ship
of Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
and against	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
stately	הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃	ha·ḥem·dāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2532 id.
vessel	שְׂכִיּ֥וֹת	śə·ḵî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H7914 conspicuous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the pride	גַּבְה֣וּת	gaḇ·hūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1365 haughtiness
of man	הָאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will be brought low	וְשַׁח֙	wə·šaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
and the loftiness	ר֣וּם	rūm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7312 height, haughtiness
of men	אֲנָשִׁ֑ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
will be humbled	וְשָׁפֵ֖ל	wə·šā·p̄êl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
alone	לְבַדּ֖וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
will be exalted	וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב	wə·niś·gaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7682 be
in that	הַהֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day