Isa 2:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. mean-- in rank: not morally base: opposed to "the great man." The former is in Hebrew, Adam, the latter, ish. boweth-- namely, to idols. All ranks were idolaters. forgive ... not-- a threat expressed by an imperative. Isaiah so identifies himself with God's will, that he prays for that which he knows God purposes. So .

‏ Isaiah 2:9

9. mean--in rank: not morally base: opposed to "the great man." The former is in Hebrew, Adam, the latter, ish.

boweth--namely, to idols. All ranks were idolaters.

forgive ... not--a threat expressed by an imperative. Isaiah so identifies himself with God's will, that he prays for that which he knows God purposes. So Re 18:6.