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Isaiah 5:16

God's holinessJustice

14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

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:

But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

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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 heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

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  • Isaiah 12:4

    And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

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  • Ezekiel 36:23

    And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

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  • Isaiah 29:23

    But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

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  • 1 Peter 2:15

    For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

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  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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  • Revelation 3:7

    And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

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