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Loftily; Loftiness; Lofty

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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lof´ti - 51 , lof´ti - nes : The first form is only in Psalm 73:8 , where it means "haughtily," as if from on high. The second is found only in Jeremiah 48:29 , where the loftiness of Moab also means his haughtiness, his groundless self-conceit.

Lofty likewise means '"haughty," "lifted up" (compare Psalm 131:1; Isaiah 2:11; Proverbs 30:13 ). In Isaiah 26:5 it refers to a self-secure and boastful city. In Isaiah 57:15 it is used in a good sense of God who really is high and supreme. Isaiah uses the word more than all the other sacred writers put together.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Loftily; Loftiness; Lofty'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​l/loftily-loftiness-lofty.html. 1915.
 
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