Isaiah 5 · Verse 15

Isaiah 5:15

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
Isaiah 5:15, King James Version

Isaiah 5:15 in other translations

BSBSo mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
WEBSo man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;
ASVAnd the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:
YLTAnd bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,
DARBYAnd the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man brought low, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low;
BBEAnd the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:
WebsterAnd the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be abased.

What does Isaiah 5:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. (Compare Is 2:9, 11, 17). All ranks, "mean" and "mighty" alike; so "honorable" and "multitude" (Is 5:13).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 5:8-23

Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know when they have enough. Covetousness is idolatry; and while many envy the prosperous, wretched man, the Lord denounces awful woes upon him. How applicable to many among us! God has many ways to empty the most populous cities…

Read the full comment on Isaiah 5:8-23 →

Isaiah 5:15 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.Shachand he has been humbledH7817
אָדָ֖ם'a.DameveryoneH120
וַיִּשְׁפַּל\־vai.yish.pal-and he has become lowH8213
אִ֑ישׁ'IsheveryoneH376
וְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.Neiand [the] eyes ofH5869
גְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.Himproud [people]H1364
תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה\׃tish.Pal.nahthey will become lowH8213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 5:15

  • Isaiah 2:11

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Isaiah 2:9

    And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

  • Jeremiah 5:4-5

    Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  • Isaiah 37:29

    Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  • Jeremiah 5:9

    Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

  • Isaiah 10:33

    Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.

  • Isaiah 9:14-17

    Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  • Psalms 62:9

    Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

  • Isaiah 2:17

    And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Job 40:11-12

    Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Revelation 6:15-16

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the mean.
2:9,11,17; 9:14-17; 24:2-4; Ps 62:9; Jer 5:4,5,9; Jas 1:9-11
Re 6:15,16
the eyes.
10:12; 13:11; 37:23,29; Ex 9:17; Job 40:11,12; Da 4:37; 1Pe 5:5

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Context

  • Isaiah 5:14

    Therefore 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.

  • Isaiah 5:15

    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

  • Isaiah 5:16

    But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

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Isaiah 5:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el hombre será humillado, y el varón será abatido, y bajados serán los ojos de los altivos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’homme du peuple se courbera, et le grand sera abaissé; et les yeux des hautains seront abaissés;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Mensch wird gebeugt und der Mann erniedrigt, und die Augen der Hoffärtigen werden erniedrigt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et incurvabitur homo, et humiliabitur vir, et oculi sublimium deprimentur.