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The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.
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Commentators agree that this verse reveals a core principle of God's character: He consistently opposes human pride. This pride isn't limited to the rich and powerful but can be found in all people. God's judgment acts to humble this "haughtiness" by removing the very things people rely on, whether wealth, power, or status. As Charles Spurgeon notes, it is a rule from which God never deviates.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The lofty looks—Hebrew ‘The eyes of pride,’ that is, the proud eyes or looks. Pride commonly evinces itself in a lofty carriage and su…
19th Century
Anglican
The lofty looks of man...—Better, the lofty looks of the mean man ... the haughtiness of the great man.…
Baptist
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled…
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16th Century
Protestant
The loftiness of the looks of man shall be humbled. Wicked men, relying on the wealth, quietness, and prosperity they currently enjoy, reg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled Particularly of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts…
The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems to be what is primarily intended here, when idolatry among the Jews was abolished; but our thoughts …
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13th Century
Catholic
Therefore forgive them not. Here he threatens them with punishment, which is divided into two parts: