Isaiah 23:9

Translations

Modern

The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Yhwh of hosts has purposed it—to dishonor the pride of all glory, to shame all the honorable ones of the earth.

Latin

Dominus exercituum cogitavit hoc, ut detraheret superbiam omnis gloriæ, et ad ignominiam deduceret universos inclytos terræ.

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

Notes

Isaiah 23:1–18

Tyre was a wealthy seaport northwest of Israel. The connection between Judah and Tyre dates back to the time of David and Solomon (1 Kings 5:8–9).

Tyre was near large forests and the Mediterranean Sea. It was a major trade center in the ancient Near East. Its ships were famous, and its colonies gave it great prestige and wealth.

The city faced repeated attacks by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Macedonians, and Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BC. Isaiah not only predicted Tyre's downfall but also warned those whose wealth and security lead to pride instead of reliance on God (see Isaiah 2:12–16; Matthew 11:21).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Messages Against the Nations Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 13:11
I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Job 40:11–12
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Isaiah 2:11
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
Psalm 107:40
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Acts 4:28
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
Job 12:21
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Isaiah 9:15
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
Isaiah 2:17
So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
Jeremiah 51:62
…and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’

Parallels

Ezekiel 26:1–21

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Cyprus Isaiah, Book of Nile River Phoenicia, Phoenicians Sidon (Place), Sidonian Tarshish (Place) Tyre

Topics

Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Pride: They Who are Guilty of, Shall Be: Brought Into Contempt Pride: Tyre Tarshish: Also Called Tharshish: Commerce and Wealth of Tarshish: Also Called Tharshish: Prophecies Concerning Tyre: Inhabitants of Proud and Haughty

Isaiah 23:9

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