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Why hold them in esteem?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Cease ye from man, whose breath <i>is</i> in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath <i>is</i> in his nostrils; For of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take no account of man, whose breath <i>of life</i> is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Stop regarding man, whose breath <i>of life</i> is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Stop regarding man, whose breath <i>of life</i> is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time]; For why should he be esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put no more trust in a mere human, who has only the breath in his nostrils. What is he really worth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. What is he really worth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Stop trusting the power of humans. They are all going to die, so how can they help? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Stop trusting people. Their life is in their nostrils. How can they be worth anything?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Put no more confidence in mortals. What are they worth? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Stop trusting in human beings, whose life breath is in their nostrils, for what are they really worth?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Stop trusting in human beings, whose life's breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cease yourselves from man, "" Whose breath [is] in his nostrils, "" For—in what is he esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cease for you from man, Whose breath is in his nostrils, For -- in what is he esteemed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cease to you from man of whom the breath is in his nose: for in what was he reckoned?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, rest away from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he considers himself to be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, stop worrying about mortals, in whose nostrils is but a breath; for of what worth are they? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn away from mortals, who have only breath in their nostrils, for of what account are they?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shun the man who is hasty for of what account is he?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Withdraw yourselves from man whose breath is in his nostrils, for as what is he esteemed? <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cease ye from man, in whose nostrils is a breath; For how little is he to be accounted!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/2-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=551" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/2.htm">The Day of Reckoning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2308.htm" title="2308: ḥiḏ·lū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To cease. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. desist; be lacking or idle.">Put no more trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5397.htm" title="5397: nə·šā·māh (N-fs) -- Breath. From nasham; a puff, i.e. Wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. Or an animal.">has only the breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap·pōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in his nostrils.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ḇam·meh (Prep-b:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Of what</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: neḥ·šāḇ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To think, account. ">account</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">is he?</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a></span><br />Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a></span><br />It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">Job 27:8</a></span><br />For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14-15</a></span><br />If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, / all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Psalm 62:9</a></span><br />Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3-4</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? / Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">2 Corinthians 1:9</a></span><br />Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-21.htm">1 Corinthians 3:21</a></span><br />Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-24.htm">John 2:24-25</a></span><br />But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. / He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a></span><br />and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cease you from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?</p><p class="hdg">cease</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Psalm 62:9</a></b></br> Surely men of low degree <i>are</i> vanity, <i>and</i> men of high degree <i>are</i> a lie: to be laid in the balance, they <i>are</i> altogether <i>lighter</i> than vanity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a></b></br> Put not your trust in princes, <i>nor</i> in the son of man, in whom <i>there is</i> no help.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Cursed <i>be</i> the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">whose</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></b></br> And the LORD God formed man <i>of</i> the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Genesis 7:22</a></b></br> All in whose nostrils <i>was</i> the breath of life, of all that <i>was</i> in the dry <i>land</i>, died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-3.htm">Job 27:3</a></b></br> All the while my breath <i>is</i> in me, and the spirit of God <i>is</i> in my nostrils;</p><p class="hdg">for wherein</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15-21</a></b></br> So that my soul chooseth strangling, <i>and</i> death rather than my life… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4</a></b></br> What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3,4</a></b></br> LORD, what <i>is</i> man, that thou takest knowledge of him! <i>or</i> the son of man, that thou makest account of him! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Account</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-1.htm">Esteemed</a> <a href="/songs/8-8.htm">Little</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-5.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-25.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm">Value</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Account</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Esteemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Nostrils</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Value</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Put no more trust in man</b><br>This phrase serves as a direct admonition against relying on human strength and wisdom. Throughout the Bible, there is a recurring theme that emphasizes the fallibility and limitations of humanity. In the context of Isaiah, the Israelites were often tempted to trust in political alliances and human leaders rather than in God. This warning echoes similar sentiments found in Psalms 118:8-9, which advises that it is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man or princes. The historical context of Isaiah includes the looming threat of Assyrian invasion, which led many to seek security in human alliances rather than divine protection.<p><b>who has only the breath in his nostrils</b><br>This phrase highlights the frailty and temporary nature of human life. The breath in one's nostrils is a metaphor for life itself, which is given and sustained by God. <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> describes God breathing life into Adam, underscoring that life is a divine gift. The imagery here serves to remind the reader of the transient and dependent nature of human existence. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, breath was often associated with life force, and its cessation marked death, reinforcing the idea that humans are not self-sufficient.<p><b>Of what account is he?</b><br>This rhetorical question underscores the insignificance of humans in comparison to the divine. It invites reflection on the futility of placing ultimate trust in human beings who are inherently limited and mortal. This sentiment is echoed in <a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3-4</a>, where David questions the significance of man, whose days are like a fleeting shadow. Theologically, this points to the necessity of placing trust in God, who is eternal and omnipotent, rather than in fallible human beings. The prophetic context of Isaiah often contrasts the sovereignty of God with the impotence of idols and human leaders, urging a return to faith in God alone.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings in Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel during Isaiah's time. The people of Judah were often admonished by prophets for their reliance on human strength and alliances rather than on God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Isaiah's prophecy, who were often tempted to trust in human leaders and foreign alliances instead of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_reliance.htm">The Futility of Human Reliance</a></b><br>Human beings are limited and transient, as emphasized by the phrase "breath in his nostrils." Trusting in human strength or wisdom is ultimately futile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>In contrast to human frailty, God is eternal and sovereign. Our trust should be placed in Him, who is unchanging and all-powerful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing our own limitations should lead us to humility. We are reminded that our worth and strength come from God, not from ourselves or others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>Faith in God should be the foundation of our lives. This faith leads to peace and security, unlike the instability that comes from relying on human means.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_trust_in_god.htm">Practical Trust in God</a></b><br>In daily life, we should seek God's guidance and wisdom in decisions, rather than solely relying on human advice or understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_wicked_one_in_the_story.htm">Why is trusting in man considered a curse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_else_is_a_savior_besides_me.htm">What does breathing signify in relation to Yahweh's name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_trusting_man_a_curse.htm">Why is trusting in man considered a curse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_were_adam_and_eve_created.htm">When did the creation of Adam and Eve occur?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Cease ye from man </span>. . .--The verse is wanting in some MSS. of the LXX. version, and is rejected by some critics, as of the nature of a marginal comment, and as not in harmony with the context. The first fact is the most weighty argument against it, but is not decisive. The other objection does not count for much. To "cease from man" as well as from "idols" is surely the natural close of the great discourse which had begun with proclaiming that men of all classes and conditions should be brought low. The words "whose breath is in his nostrils" emphasise the frailty of human life (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm" title="And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.">Genesis 2:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm" title="All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.">Genesis 7:22</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/146-3.htm" title="Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.">Psalm 146:3-4</a>). Looking to that frailty, the prophet asks, as the psalmist had asked, "What is man? (<a href="/psalms/8-1.htm" title="O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.">Psalm 8:1</a>). What is he to be valued at?" If it could be proved that the verse was not Isaiah's, it is at least the reflection of a devout mind in harmony with his.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cease ye from man</span>. This verse is regarded by many as a late marginal note, which has accidentally crept into the text (Diestel, Studer, Cheyne). It is omitted in the Septuagint, and interrupts the sequence of <a href="/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a>. on <a href="/isaiah/2.htm">Isaiah 2</a>. somewhat awkwardly. If retained, it must be regarded as an appeal to Israel on the part of the prophet to give up their trust in man, whence had flowed all their other errors. <span class="cmt_word">Whose breath is in his nostrils</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "whose life is a mere breath; who, if he ceases to breathe, ceases to live." <span class="cmt_word">For wherein is he to be accounted of?</span> or, <span class="accented">for of what account is he?</span> Surely, of no account at all. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/2-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Put no more trust</span><br /><span class="heb">חִדְל֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiḏ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2308.htm">Strong's 2308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣אָדָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has only the breath</span><br /><span class="heb">נְשָׁמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·šā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5397.htm">Strong's 5397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A puff, wind, angry, vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect, an animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his nostrils.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַפּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Of what</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·meh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">account</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶחְשָׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(neḥ·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is he?</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:22 Stop trusting in man whose breath (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 2:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 2:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>