Isaiah 23:9
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“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.”Isaiah 23:9
What Does Isaiah 23:9 Mean?
Isaiah 23:9 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 23, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Humility.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 23:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 14:27“For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?”Isaiah 13:11“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.”James 4:6“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”Job 40:11“Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.”Isaiah 2:11“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”Obadiah 1:2“Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.”Isaiah 2:12“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:”Isaiah 14:26“This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.”Daniel 4:37“Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.”Isaiah 16:14“But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.”Jeremiah 13:9“Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.”Exodus 8:4“And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.”Exodus 8:17“And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”Job 12:21“He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.”Job 33:17“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.”Psalms 107:40“He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.”Isaiah 2:17“And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”Isaiah 5:13“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.”Isaiah 5:15“And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:”Isaiah 9:15“The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.”
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