Isaiah 5:15

Isaiah 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
• New International Version (NIV)So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.
• New King James Version (NKJV)People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

Context of Isaiah 5:15

13Therefore My people go into exile for their lack of knowledge; And their nobles are famished, And their multitude is parched with thirst. 14Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth beyond measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her noise of revelry, and the jubilant within her, descend into it. So the common people will be humbled and the person of importance brought low, The eyes of the haughty also will be brought low. 16But the Lord of armies will be exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. 17Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And strangers will eat in the ruins of the wealthy.

Isaiah 5:15 word by word

וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְעֵינֵ֥י גְבֹהִ֖ים תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃Read the interlinear

• peopleאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• will be humbledשָׁחַחshâchach · to bowH7817
• personאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• broughtשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• The eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of the haughtyגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:15

• Isaiah 2:9So the common person has been humbled And the person of importance has been brought low, But do not forgive them.
• Isaiah 9:14So the Lord cuts off head and tail from Israel, Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
• Isaiah 24:2And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor.
• Psalms 62:9People of low standing are only breath, and people of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up. Together they are lighter than breath.
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the judgment of their God.
• James 1:9Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
• Isaiah 10:12So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the arrogant pride of his eyes.”
• Isaiah 13:11So I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their wrongdoing; I will also put an end to the audacity of the proud And humiliate the arrogance of the tyrants.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily raised your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Exodus 9:17Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go.
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just; and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”
• 1 Peter 5:5You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And the mean man … the mighty man - The expressions here mean that “all” ranks would be subdued and punished; see the note at Isaiah 2:9. The eyes of the lofty … - see Isaiah 2:11, note; Isaiah 2:17, note. Shall be exalted in judgment - In his justice; he shall so manifest his justice as to be exalted in the view of tbe people. Shall be sanctified - Shall be “regarded” as holy. He shall so manifest his righteousness in his dealings, that it shall be seen…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 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. Those who set their hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-17Woe: The second threat of judgment concerns indulgent lifestyles (lives centered on pleasure and excess). The language in this section shows a life of moral corruption. The people live for pleasure while ignoring justice and righteousness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. (Compare Is 2:9, 11, 17). All ranks, "mean" and "mighty" alike; so "honorable" and "multitude" (Is 5:13).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings