The haughtyגַּבְהוּתeyesעֵינֵיof human beingsאָדָםwill be brought low,שָׁפֵלand the heightרוּםof menאֲנָשִׁיםwill be bowed down,וְשַׁחand YHWHיְהוָהaloneלְבַדּוֹwill be set on highוְנִשְׂגַּבon that day.בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא
Isaiah 2:11
Study it in the app“The haughty eyes of human beings will be brought low, and the height of men will be bowed down, and YHWH alone will be set on high on that day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 2:11, word by word
- The haughtyגַּבְהוּתgavhut
pride, haughtiness
Pride, haughtiness.
Where else “gavhut” appears- eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- will be brought lowשָׁפֵלshafel
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “shafel” appears- and the heightרוּםrum
height, haughtiness
Height, haughtiness; the pride of one who looks down from above.
Where else “rum” appears- of menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- will be bowed downשַׁחshach
be brought low
To be brought low: the proud are humbled and the grieving feel crushed.
Where else “shach” appears- and YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- will be set on highנִשְׂגַּבnisgav
be exalted
To be honored above all, like YHWH's name.
Where else “nisgav” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
10Go into the rock and hide in the dust from before the dread of YHWH and from the majesty of his loftiness.
11 · This verse (above)
12For YHWH Tsevaot has a day against all that is proud and lofty, and against all that is lifted up, and it will be brought low;