Isaiah 2:10-21

Isaiah 2:10-21

[10] Enter  into the rock,  and hide  thee in the dust,  for  fear  of the LORD,  and for the glory  of his majesty.  [11] The lofty  looks  of man  shall be humbled,  and the haughtiness  shall be bowed down,  and the LORD  alone shall be exalted  in that day.  [12] For the day  of the LORD  of hosts  shall be upon every one that is proud  and lofty,  and upon every one that is lifted up;  and he shall be brought low:  [13] And upon all the cedars  of Lebanon,  that are high  and lifted up,  and upon all the oaks  of Bashan,  [14] And upon all the high  mountains,  and upon all the hills  that are lifted up,  [15] And upon every high  tower,  and upon every fenced  wall,  [16] And upon all the ships  of Tarshish,  and upon all pleasant  pictures.  [17] And the loftiness  of man  shall be bowed down,  and the haughtiness  shall be made low:  and the LORD  alone shall be exalted  in that day.  [18] And the idols  he shall utterly  abolish.  [19] And they shall go  into the holes  of the rocks,  and into the caves  of the earth,  for  fear  of the LORD,  and for the glory  of his majesty,  when he ariseth  to shake terribly  the earth.  [20] In that day  a man  shall cast  his idols  of silver,  and his idols  of gold,  which they made each one for himself  to worship,  to the moles  and to the bats;  [21] To go  into the clefts  of the rocks,  and into the tops  of the ragged rocks,  for  fear  of the LORD,  and for the glory  of his majesty,  when he ariseth  to shake terribly  the earth. 

What does Isaiah 2:10-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Isaiah 2:10-21 are a poem on the nature and results of divine judgment. Note the repetition of key words and phrases at the beginnings and ends of the sections and subsections. This section breaks down as follows:
The Lord is exalted over man and the world ( Isaiah 2:10-17)The fact that the Lord is exalted and man is humbled ( Isaiah 2:10-11)The demonstration that the Lord is exalted over every exalted thing ( Isaiah 2:12-17)The Lord is exalted over idols ( Isaiah 2:18-21)The fact that the Lord is exalted and idols and man vanish ( Isaiah 2:18-19)The demonstration that the Lord is exalted and idols are exposed ( Isaiah 2:20-21) [1]