Isaiah 23:9
The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
†The LORD of hostes hath purposed it, to staine the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. to pollute.
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- Isaiah 13:11Rank 1 from verse 9
11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
11And I will punish the world for their euill, and the wicked for their iniquitie; and I will cause the arrogancie of the proud to cease, and will lay low the hautinesse of the terrible.
- Job 40:11–12Rank 3 from verse 9
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold euery one that is proud, and abase him.
12Looke on euery one that is proud, and bring him low: and tread downe the wicked in their place.
- Isaiah 2:11Rank 4 from verse 9
- Daniel 4:37Rank 5 from verse 9
37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
37Now I Nebuchad-nezzar praise, and extoll and honour the King of heauen, all whose workes are truth, and his waies iudgement, and those that walke in pride he is able to abase.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–29Rank 6 from verse 9
26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29That no flesh should glory in his presence.
26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.
27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: and God hath chosen the weake things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty:
28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are,
29That no flesh should glory in his presence.
- Ephesians 1:11Rank 8 from verse 9
11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
11In whom also we haue obteined an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will:
- Ephesians 3:11Rank 9 from verse 9
- Isaiah 10:33Rank 10 from verse 9
33Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
33Behold, the LORD, the LORD of hostes shall lop the bough with terrour: and the high ones of stature shal be hewen downe, and the haughtie shalbe humbled.
- Isaiah 14:24Rank 11 from verse 9
- Isaiah 14:27Rank 12 from verse 9
- Isaiah 2:17Rank 13 from verse 9
- Isaiah 46:10–11Rank 14 from verse 9
10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
10*Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:
11†Calling a rauenous bird from the East, the man that executeth my counsell from a farre countrey; yea I haue spoken it, I will also bring it to passe, I haue purposed it, I will also doe it.
- Isaiah 5:13Rank 15 from verse 9
13¶ Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
13¶ †Therefore my people are gone into captiuitie, because they haue no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, aud their multitude dried vp with thirst.
- Isaiah 5:15–16Rank 16 from verse 9
15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
16But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
15*And the meane man shall bee brought downe, and the mightie man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the loftie shall be humbled.
16‖But the LORD of hosts shalbe exalted in iudgement, and God that is holy, shall bee sanctified in righteousnesse.
- Isaiah 9:15Rank 17 from verse 9
- Jeremiah 47:6–7Rank 18 from verse 9
6O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
6†O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put vp thy selfe into thy scabberd, rest and be still.
7†How can it bee quiet, seeing the LORD hath giuen it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shoare? there hath he appointed it.
- Jeremiah 51:62Rank 19 from verse 9
62Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
62†Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remaine in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shalbe desolate for euer.
- Malachi 4:1Rank 21 from verse 9
1FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
1¶ For beholde, the day commeth, that shall burne as an ouen, and all the proud, yea and all that doe wickedly shalbe stubble: and the day that commeth, shal burne them vp, saith the LORD of hostes, that it shall leaue them neither roote nor branch.
- Psalms 107:40Rank 22 from verse 9
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Isaiah 23:9
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.
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To blot; to soil; to spot with guilt or infamy; to tarnish; to bring reproach on.
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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.
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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.
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The act or state of despising; scorn, disgrace, or being treated as worthless.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
8Who hath taken this counsell against Tyre the crowning citie, whose merchants are princes, whose traffiquers are the honourable of the earth?
9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.
9†The LORD of hostes hath purposed it, to staine the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
Selected passage10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
10†Passe through thy land as a riuer O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.