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And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. (KJV)
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וְשַׁח֙ve.Shachand it will be humbled
Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 1
גַּבְה֣וּתgav.Hut[the] haughtiness of
Lemma: גַּבְהוּת (gav.hut) · Strong's: H1365
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: haughtiness
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1365; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 2
הָאָדָ֔םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 3
וְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.Feland it will become low
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 4
ר֣וּםrum[the] pride of
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7312
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: height
Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 21:4, Proverbs 25:3, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 10:12, Jeremiah 48:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7312; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 5
אֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.Shimpeople
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 6
וְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.Gavand he will be exalted
Lemma: שָׂגַב (sa.gav) · Strong's: H7682
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:36, Job 5:11, Job 36:22, Psalms 20:1, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 69:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7682; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 7
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 8
לְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.Doto only him
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 9
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomin the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 10
הַהֽוּא\׃ha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Isaiah 2:17 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the pride | → | גַּבְהוּת H1365 haughtiness |
| of man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| will be brought low | → | שָׁחַח H7817 to bow |
| and the loftiness | → | רוּם H7312 height |
| of men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| will be humbled | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| alone | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| will be exalted | → | שָׂגַב H7682 to exalt |
| in that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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