Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. New Living Translation The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility. English Standard Version The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth. Berean Standard Bible The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The LORD of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. New American Standard Bible The LORD of armies has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth. NASB 1995 The LORD of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth. NASB 1977 The LORD of hosts has planned it to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the earth. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh of hosts has counseled it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To make contemptuous all the honored of the earth. Amplified Bible The LORD of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth. Christian Standard Bible The LORD of Armies planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD of Hosts planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth. American Standard Version Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. Contemporary English Version The LORD All-Powerful planned it to bring shame and disgrace to those who are honored by everyone on earth. English Revised Version The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD of Armies planned this in order to dishonor all arrogant people and to humiliate all the honored people of the world. Good News Translation The LORD Almighty planned it. He planned it in order to put an end to their pride in what they had done and to humiliate their honored ones. International Standard Version The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned it— to neutralize all the hubris of grandeur, to discredit all the renowned men of earth. Majority Standard Bible The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. NET Bible The LORD who commands armies planned it--to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth. New Heart English Bible The LORD of hosts has planned it, to defile all the pride of glory, to shame all the honored of the earth. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. World English Bible Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH of Hosts has counseled it, "" To defile the excellence of all beauty, "" To make light all the honored of earth. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah of Hosts hath counselled it, To pollute the excellency of all beauty, To make light all the honoured of earth. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah of armies purposed it to profane the pride of all glory, to make light all the honored of the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth. New American Bible The LORD of hosts has planned it, to disgrace the height of all beauty, to degrade all the honored of the earth. New Revised Standard Version The LORD of hosts has planned it— to defile the pride of all glory, to shame all the honored of the earth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD of hosts has purposed it, to bring to an end the glory of every mighty man and to bring into dishonor all the honorable men of the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts purposed to end the honor of every power and to dishonor all the honorable of the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD of hosts hath devised it, To pollute the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord of hosts has purposed to bring down all the pride of the glorious ones, and to disgrace every glorious thing on the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fall of Tyre…8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? 9The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. 10Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.… Cross References Ezekiel 26:2-4 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’ / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. / They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock. Zephaniah 2:13-15 And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. Amos 1:9-10 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.” Jeremiah 25:22 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea; Revelation 18:17-19 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Ezekiel 27:26-36 Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. / The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out. ... Joel 3:4-8 Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ... Zechariah 9:2-4 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. / Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. Psalm 83:7 of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. Matthew 11:21-22 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. Ezekiel 28:2-8 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ... Isaiah 2:12-17 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, / against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, ... Revelation 18:21-23 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” Jeremiah 47:4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. Isaiah 14:26-27 This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. / The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back? Treasury of Scripture The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. Lord Isaiah 10:33 Behold, 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. Isaiah 14:24,27 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: … Isaiah 46:10,11 Declaring 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: … to stain. Isaiah 2:11,17 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day… Isaiah 5:15,16 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: … Isaiah 13:11 And 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. bring Job 12:21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. Psalm 107:40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: … Jump to Previous Armies Beauty Contempt Counselled Defile Despise Devised Dishonor Earth Excellency Glory Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Hosts Humble Low Nought Planned Pollute Pride Purposed Renowned Shame Sport StainJump to Next Armies Beauty Contempt Counselled Defile Despise Devised Dishonor Earth Excellency Glory Honorable Honored Honourable Honoured Hosts Humble Low Nought Planned Pollute Pride Purposed Renowned Shame Sport StainIsaiah 23 1. The miserable overthrow of Tyre15. Her restoration and unfaithfulness The LORD of Hosts This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and supreme authority of God over all heavenly and earthly armies. The Hebrew term "Yahweh Sabaoth" conveys God's omnipotence and His role as a divine warrior. In the context of Isaiah, this title underscores God's control over the events concerning Tyre, a powerful and wealthy city. Historically, Tyre was a significant maritime power, and its downfall would have seemed improbable without divine intervention. This phrase reassures believers of God's ultimate power and His ability to orchestrate events according to His will. has planned it to defile the pride of all glory to humble all the renowned of the earth To stain the pride . . .--The primary meaning of the verb is to pollute or desecrate, possibly in reference to the destruction of the temples of Tyre, such e.g. as that of Melkarth, which was reported to be one of the most ancient in the world. Verse 9. - The Lord of hosts hath purposed it; rather, hath counseled it. The word is the same as that used in the opening clause of ver. 8. God has conceived the thought of destroying Tyre, for the reasons which the prophet proceeds to specify:1. To stain the pride of all glory; or, of all beauty. Not that "glory" or "beauty" are displeasing to him, or provoke his envy, as the heathen thought (Herod., 7:10, § 4) but that those who "pride" themselves on their glory and beauty offend him. 2. To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth; i.e. to render contemptible those whom the world honors, though they do not deserve honor. Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign planned it, יְעָצָ֑הּ (yə·‘ā·ṣāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve to defile לְחַלֵּל֙ (lə·ḥal·lêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every its glorious גְּא֣וֹן (gə·’ō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1347: Arrogance, majesty, ornament beauty, צְבִ֔י (ṣə·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelle to disgrace לְהָקֵ֖ל (lə·hā·qêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the renowned נִכְבַּדֵּי־ (niḵ·bad·dê-) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome of the earth. אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Isaiah 23:9 NIVIsaiah 23:9 NLT Isaiah 23:9 ESV Isaiah 23:9 NASB Isaiah 23:9 KJV Isaiah 23:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 23:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 23:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 23:9 French Bible Isaiah 23:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 23:9 Yahweh of Armies has planned it (Isa Isi Is) |