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A Universal Sin
Commentators explain that 'the mean man' and 'the great man' refer to all social classes, from the poor to the powerful. The sin of idolatry was not limited to one group; it had corrupted the entire nation. Matthew Henry applies this today, warning that even in lands without literal idols, people can be guilty of idolizing wealth and possessions, forgetting God.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 2:9
18th Century
Theologian
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 'âd…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 2:9
19th Century
Bishop
And the mean man bows down. —The English adequately gives the significance of the two words for “man”—in Hebrew, adam…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 2:7–9
19th Century
Preacher
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 an…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 2:9
16th Century
Theologian
And the mean man boweth down. Some commentators read these words in immediate connection with what precedes, as if the Prophet were procee…
John Gill
On Isaiah 2:9
17th Century
Pastor
And the mean man bows down, and the great man humbles
himself
Both high and low, rich a…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians streng…