za.don denotes self-exalting presumption expressed in defiance, deceptive confidence, conflict, and downfall.

The occurrences portray a self-exalting disposition that refuses rightful instruction, speaks presumptuously, deceives the heart, produces strife, and ends in dishonor or collapse. It can characterize an individual’s heart or conduct and can be addressed as the object of coming punishment.

1. Self-exalting presumption in attitude and conduct · dominant

   Absolute noun forms identify the disposition behind refusing to listen to priest or judge in Deuteronomy 17:12 and behind a prophet’s failed pronouncement in Deuteronomy 18:22. The construct form in Jeremiah 49:16 is linked to a heart deceived by its secure height, while Proverbs 11:2 and Proverbs 13:10 connect the same disposition with dishonor and strife; Jeremiah 50:32 depicts it stumbling and falling.

   Deuteronomy 17:12Deuteronomy 18:22Jeremiah 49:16Jeremiah 50:32Proverbs 11:2Proverbs 13:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term with “arrogance,” including references to the heart, a person addressed as such, and its downfall. It also renders the surrounding clauses with “presumptuously” in Deuteronomy 18:22 and “furious arrogance” in Proverbs 21:24; These reflect the clauses rather than fixed one-for-one renderings.