Isaiah 2:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Seeing God will undoubtedly bring down the highest and proudest of the sons of men into so much contempt and misery, from henceforth never admire nor place your trust in man, whose breath, upon which his life and strength depends, is in his nostrils, and therefore is quickly stopped and taken away. Wherein is he to be accounted of? what one real and valuable excellency is there in him, to wit, considered in himself, and without dependence upon God?

Isaiah 2:22

22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?