Lexicon :: Strong's H376 - 'îš

So the common man has been humbled [before idols]

And the man of importance has been degraded,

Therefore do not forgive them [O LORD].

The proud look of man will be degraded

And the arrogance of men will be humbled,

And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Then the pride of man will be humbled

And the arrogance of men will be degraded;

The LORD alone shall be exalted in that day,

The brave man and the warrior [He is also removing],

The judge and the prophet,

The diviner and the elder,

And the people will be oppressed,

Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;

The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder

And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank].

And in that day seven women will take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own food and wear [and provide] our own clothes; only let us be called by your name; take away our shame [of being unmarried].”

“And now, says the LORD, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,

Judge between Me and My vineyard (My people).

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house (nation) of Israel

And the men of Judah are His delightful planting [which He loves].

So He looked for justice, but in fact, [He saw] bloodshed and lawlessness;

[He looked] for righteousness, but in fact, [He heard] a cry of distress and oppression.

So the common man will be bowed down and the man of importance degraded,

And the eyes of the proud (arrogant) will be degraded.

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine

And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,

“Woe is me! For I am ruined,

Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,

And I live among a people of unclean lips;

For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”

Now in that day [because of the poverty caused by the invaders] a man will keep alive only a young milk cow and two sheep;

By the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up,

And the people are like fuel for the fire;

No man spares his brother.

They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified,

Pains and anguish will grip them;

They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth.

They will stare aghast and horrified at one another,

Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].

And like the hunted gazelle,

Or like sheep that no man gathers,

Each [foreign resident] will turn [and go back] to his own people,

And each one flee to his own land.

“Those who see you will gaze at you,

They will consider you, saying,

‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,

Who shook kingdoms,

“All the kings of the nations, all of them lie [dead] in glorious array,

Each one in his own sepulcher.

“So I will provoke Egyptians against Egyptians;

And they will fight, each one against his brother and each one against his neighbor,

City against city, kingdom against kingdom.

“Now look! Here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”

And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;

And all the carved images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”

Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, you arrogant men

Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem!

Then the Lord said,

“Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words

And honors Me [only] with their lip service,

But they remove their hearts far from Me,

And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],

Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like streams of water in a dry land,

Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].

Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,

Or has taught Him as His counselor?

Lift up your eyes on high

And see who has created these heavenly bodies,

The One who brings out their host by number,

He calls them all by name;

Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,

Not one is missing.

They each help his neighbor

And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”

“Indeed, all those who are angry with you will be put to shame and humiliated;

Those who strive against you will be as nothing and will perish.

“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],

And there is no counselor [fn]among them,

Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

The LORD will go forth like a warrior,

He will stir up His zeal like a man of war;

He will shout out, yes, He will raise a war cry.

He will prevail [mightily] against His enemies.

For this is what the LORD says,

“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush (ancient Ethiopia)

And the Sabeans, men of stature,

Will come over to you and they will be yours;

They will walk behind you, in chains [of subjection to you] they will come over,

And they will bow down before you;

They will make supplication to you, [humbly and earnestly] saying,

[fn]‘Most certainly God is with you, and there is no other,

No other God [besides Him].’”

Calling a bird of prey from the east,

From a far country, the man (Cyrus) of My purpose.

Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.

I have planned it, be assured I will do it.

“This is how they have become to you, those [astrologers and sorcerers] with whom you have labored,

Those who have done business with you from your youth;

Each has wandered in his own way.

There is no one to save you.

“Why, when I came, was there no man [to greet Me]?

When I called, why was there no one to answer?

Is My hand really so short that it cannot redeem [My servants]?

Or have I no power to rescue?

Listen carefully, with My rebuke I dry up the sea,

I make the rivers into a desert;

Their fish stink because there is no water

And die of thirst.

Just as many were astonished and appalled at you, My people,

So His appearance was marred more than any man

And His form [marred] more than the sons of men.

He was despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;

And like One from whom men hide their faces

He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.

All of us like sheep have gone astray,

We have turned, each one, to his own way;

But the LORD has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]

To fall on Him [instead of us].

Let the wicked leave (behind) his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

And let him return to the LORD,

And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon.

And the dogs are greedy; they [fn]never have enough.

They are shepherds who have no understanding;

They have all turned to their own way,

Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.

The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart;

Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands

That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.