Isaiah 5:16 Meaning
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
Context Explained
14Therefore 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.
15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 15:4
The holiness of God is praised in Revelation, reflecting the same theme of exaltation in judgment.
1 Peter 1:16
Peter calls believers to be holy, as God is holy, echoing the theme of righteousness.
Romans 2:6-8
Paul discusses God's judgment according to works, emphasizing the righteousness of God's judgment.
Source: Isaiah 5:16