Isaiah 2:9

mean man. Hebrew. 'addm. App-14. Contrasting

great man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14. society's extremes

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 2:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the mean man - That is, the man in humble life, the poor, the low in rank - for this is all that the Hebrew word here - אדם 'âdâm - imp...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man (q) humbleth himself: therefore (r) forgive them not. (q) He notes the nature of the idolaters who a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Day of Yahweh. A poem dating from Isaiah's earliest period, dealing first with the sin, then with the judgment, of Israel. The text has been ba...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. And the mean man boweth down Some commentators read these words in immediate connection with what goes before, as if the Prophet were pro...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. Boweth down "Shall be bowed down" - This has reference...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the mean man boweth down, &c.— And the mean man shall be brought down, and the great man shall be humbled; and thou wilt not forgive them....
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. The mean man - in rank; not morally base: oppos...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2-4. occur also with a few slight variations in Micah 4:1-4 . The passage appears to be borrowed in Isaiah, because ( a ) it suits its context bet...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Boweth down.. humbleth himself ] i.e. before the idols.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the mean man boweth down. — The English gives adequately the significance of the two words for “man” — in Hebrew, adam and îsh. The Authori...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Vision of World Peace Isaiah 2:1-11 This and the four following Chapter s must be classed together as a distinct portion of this book, belong...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Following this broad statement of the case between Jehovah and His people, we have the prophet's great appeal to them. The first part constitutes a v...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here the prophet takes occasion to call upon the Jewish church, from the zeal of the Gentile: and since the heathen is so forward to go up to the hou...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself ,.... Both high and low, rich and poor, bow down unto, humble themselves before, an...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. Ver. 9. And the mean man boweth down. ] There is a g...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Their land also is full of idols Every city had its god, ( Jeremiah 11:13 ,) and, according to the goodness and fertility of their lands, they made...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Charge against the Israelites. B. C. 758....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself; men of all ranks fall down and worship idols. Forgive them not; cut off these incor...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

His Recognition Before Yahweh Of Israel's Position ( Isaiah 2:6-9 ). However, Isaiah is really in no doubt about their true position. There are no...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Awful Situation of His People Before Yahweh And Its Future Consequences ( Isaiah 2:6-22 ). In contrast with the glorious vision that we have j...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE MATERIAL AND THE MORAL Isaiah 2:6-9 . They be replenished from the east, &c. We have here the indictment which the prophet brings agains...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

A TERRIBLE PICTURE Isaiah 2:6-22 Here is the “word” (vision) which Isaiah “saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem” ( Isaiah 2:1 ). The prophet has...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 2:1-2 . The word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mounta...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 2:6 . Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Ph...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 2:1 . The word that Isaiah saw. In these distressing times, when the Jewish church and state were shaken to the very centre, the Messiah sp...
The Biblical Illustrator

Therefore Thou hast forsaken Thy people God never forsaken without good reason “Therefore Thou hast forsaken Thy people. ” The term is logical...
The Biblical Illustrator

The mean man The mean man “Mean” there does not mean selfish or stingy, but the man between two extremes, the mean, average, ordinary man. The...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION II . DENUNCIATION OF GOD 'S JUDGMENTS UPON HIS PEOPLE ( CH . 2-5.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 2:1 TITLE OF THE CHAP...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Gentiles Called to the Kingdom
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and the mean man, the lowly among the people, boweth down, as a result and punishment of the idolatrous practices in use among the children of Isra...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 2:18 ; Colossians 2:23 ; Isaiah 27:11 ; Isaiah 5:15 ; Isaiah 57:9 ; Jeremiah 18:23 ; Jeremiah 5:4 ; Jeremiah 5:5 ; Joshua 24:19 ;...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christ in Isaiah Isaiah 2:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Isaiah saw Christ in this chapter he saw Him in His Second Advent glory. Peter, in the...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The great man — Men of all ranks fall down and worship idols.

⁹ And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 2:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 2:9