Jesaja 2:7-17

7 En hun land is vervuld met zilver en goud, en hunner schatten is geen einde; hun land is ook vervuld met paarden, en hunner wagenen is geen einde.

8 Ook is hun land vervuld met afgoden; voor het werk hunner handen buigen zij zich neder, voor hetgeen hun vingeren gemaakt hebben.

9 Daar bukt zich de gemene man, en de aanzienlijke man vernedert zich; daarom zult Gij het hun niet vergeven.

10 Ga in den rotssteen, en verberg u in het stof, vanwege den schrik des HEEREN, en om de heerlijkheid Zijner majesteit.

11 De hoge ogen de mensen zullen vernederd worden, en de hoogheid der mannen zal nedergebogen worden; en de HEERE alleen zal in dien dag verheven zijn.

12 Want de dag des HEEREN der heirscharen zal zijn tegen allen hovaardige en hoge, en tegen allen verhevene, opdat hij vernederd worde;

13 En tegen alle hoge en verhevene cederen van Libanon, en tegen alle eiken van Basan;

14 En tegen alle hoge bergen, en tegen alle verhevene heuvelen;

15 En tegen allen hogen toren, en tegen allen vasten muur;

16 En tegen alle schepen van Tarsis, en tegen alle gewenste schilderijen.

17 En de hoogheid der mensen zal gebogen, en de hoogheid der mannen zal vernederd worden; en de HEERE alleen zal in die dag verheven zijn.

Jesaja 2:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 2

This chapter contains a vision or prophecy of the enlargement of Christ's kingdom and interest, and of the glory of his church in the latter day, by the calling of the Gentiles, and the numerous conversions of them to it, and of the abolition of idolatry, and the destruction of the antichristian party. The inscription to it is in Isa 2:1 the prophecy itself follows; the date of it is the last days; the subject matter of it, the kingdom, interest, and church of Christ, signified by the mountain of the Lord's house; its glorious estate is expressed by its establishment on the mountains; by its exaltation above the hills; and by the great numbers that should flock to it, and should encourage one another to go up to it, in order to learn the ways of God, and walk in them; the means of which is the Gospel preached, that should go out of Jerusalem; the effect of that is peace among the nations: hence the house of Jacob is exhorted to walk in the light held forth by it, Isa 2:2-5 and then the reasons are given of God's rejecting and forsaking some that bear the Christian name, called the house of Jacob; namely, their Heathenish superstition, idolatry, covetousness, and confidence in their riches; who are sarcastically called upon to hide themselves in the rocks for fear of the Lord, Isa 2:6-10 when the judgments of God are denounced on the proud and lofty, comparable to cedars, oaks, mountains, hills, high towers, fenced walls, and ships of the ocean, at which time, Christ, and he alone, will be exalted, and idolatry utterly abolished; the consequence of which will be the utmost dread and terror to all idolaters, Isa 2:11-21 and the chapter is concluded with an exhortation to such to cease from the man of sin, and have him in no account, Isa 2:22.