Isaiah 2:9

And the people in Israel are so proud that they are self-sufficient. They think that they have no need of the *Lord. They have completely forgotten God’s purpose for them to be his witnesses to other nations. But God has not forgotten.

Day of judgement

v10 People will be in terror. They will hide themselves in caves or in holes in the ground. They will try to escape from the *Lord’s anger. They will be desperate to hide from God’s terrible power and fierce light. v11 A day is coming when all who are proud will suffer complete shame. The *Lord alone will have the right to the highest honour. v12 On that day the *Lord (commander of heaven’s armies) will attack all that are proud. He will bring them to the dust. v13 The huge and famous trees in Lebanon and in Bashan will fall with a great crash. v14-16 The *Lord (commander of heaven’s armies) will reduce to dust every high mountain and hill. He will cause every high *tower and every high wall to fall. And every proud ship will sink. v17 All who are proud will suffer complete shame. The *Lord alone will have the right to the highest honour. v18 And all images of false gods will completely disappear.

v19 People will be in terror. They will run to caves or to holes in the ground. They will be desperate to hide from the *Lord’s terrible power and fierce light when he rises to shake the earth. v20 In that day everybody will throw their images of gold and silver to the wild animals. v21 When the *Lord shakes the earth powerfully, people will be in terror. They will run to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground. They will be desperate to escape from the *Lord’s anger. They will try to hide from his terrible power and fierce light. v22 Put no more trust in weak human beings (people)! They are of no use.