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Isaiah 5:16

God's holinessJustice

14 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

15 So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.

But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

17 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.

18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
KJV
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
WEB
but the LORD of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
ASV
but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
DARBY
and Jehovah of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God hallowed in righteousness.
BLB
YHWH of Hosts will be exalted in justice, and the Holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
ÅB
Og høy blir Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ved dommen, og den hellige Gud viser seg hellig ved rettferdighet.
OTB
Men Herren Allmektige skal bli opphøyet ved sin rettferdighet, og den hellige Gud skal vise seg hellig ved sin rettferdighet.
B1930
Og høi blir Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ved dommen, og den hellige Gud viser sig hellig ved rettferdighet.

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  • Psalms 46:10

    “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

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  • Isaiah 12:4

    and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

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  • Ezekiel 36:23

    I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

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  • Isaiah 29:23

    For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

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  • 1 Peter 2:15

    For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

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  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

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  • Revelation 3:7

    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

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