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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 2:11 Parallel

In Isaiah 2:11, the same phrase about humbling human pride and exalting the Lord alone is repeated almost verbatim.

Isaiah 23:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 23:9, God's purpose to stain pride and bring down the honorable directly mirrors the humbling theme of 2:17.

Isaiah 5:15 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:15, the humbling of the lofty is reiterated—the proud are brought low, directly echoing 2:17.

In Isaiah 13:11, God promises to lay low the pride of the arrogant, a parallel theme of humbling pride in judgment.

Ezekiel 28:2-7 depicts God abasing the prince of Tyre who claimed divine status — directly echoing the humbling of arrogance in Isaiah 2:17.

James 4:6 Allusion

James 4:6 states God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, directly reflecting the humbling of human pride in Isaiah 2:17.

2 Corinthians 10:5 describes destroying lofty opinions against God, continuing the humbling of human pride theme from Isaiah 2:17.

Romans 11:20 warns against arrogance, echoing Isaiah's theme that human pride must be humbled and God alone exalted.

Luke 14:11 Parallel

In Luke 14:11, the principle that self-exaltation leads to abasement mirrors the humbling of the haughty in Isaiah 2:17.

Psalm 138:6 Related theme

Psalm 138:6 notes the LORD knows the proud from afar — consistent with His humbling the proud in Isaiah 2:17.

Psalm 94:2 Parallel

Psalm 94:2 asks God to repay the proud — echoing the humbling of proud humanity in Isaiah 2:17.

Psalm 46:10 Parallel

Psalm 46:10 declares 'I will be exalted' — the same ultimate purpose as the LORD being exalted alone in Isaiah 2:17.

Job 40:11 Parallel

Job 40:11 commands abasing the proud — directly parallel to the humbling of human pride in Isaiah 2:17.

Judges 7:2 Parallel

In Judges 7:2, God reduces Gideon's army to prevent Israel boasting — a specific case of humbling human pride to exalt God alone.

In Jeremiah 48:29, Moab's pride and haughtiness are described, echoing the same theme of human pride that will be humbled.

Psalm 57:5 Parallel

Psalm 57:5 prays for God to be exalted above the heavens — matching the exaltation of God alone theme in Isaiah 2:17.

2 Chronicles 33:15 shows Manasseh removing idols after being humbled — an outcome of the humbling process described in Isaiah 2:17.

Deuteronomy 8:2 recalls how God humbled Israel in the wilderness — a testing that mirrors the humbling of pride in Isaiah 2:17.

Proverbs 21:4 Related theme

Proverbs 21:4 calls a proud heart sin — aligning with the pride that God brings low in Isaiah 2:17.