Isaiah 5:15

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Humanity is brought low, each person is humbled,and haughty eyes are humbled.

Hebrew Names Version
The mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

English Standard Version
Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.

New American Standard Bible
So the common people will be humbled and the person of importance brought low, The eyes of the haughty also will be brought low.

New Century Version
So the common people and the great people will be brought down; those who are proud will be humbled.

Amplified Bible
So the common man will be bowed down and the man of importance degraded, And the eyes of the proud (arrogant) will be degraded.

World English Bible
The mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And man shalbe brought downe, and man shalbe humbled, euen the eyes of the proude shalbe humbled.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the common man will be bowed down and the man of importance will be made low,The eyes of the lofty also will be made low.

Berean Standard Bible
So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.

Contemporary English Version
Its citizens have been put down, and its proud people have been brought to shame.

Complete Jewish Bible
The masses are lowered, the nobles are humbled — proud looks will be brought down.

Darby Translation
And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man brought low, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low;

Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone, common people and leaders alike, will be humbled. Those who are now so proud will bow their heads in shame.

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

Good News Translation
Everyone will be disgraced, and all who are proud will be humbled.

Lexham English Bible
And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are humiliated.

Literal Translation
And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the proud are humbled.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus shal man haue a fall, he shalbe brought lowe, and the high lokes of the proude layde downe.

American Standard Version
And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

Bible in Basic English
And 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:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled;

King James Version (1611)
And the meane man shall bee brought downe, and the mightie man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the loftie shall be humbled.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus hath man a fall and is brought lowe, and the hygh loke of the proude shalbe layde downe.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the mean man shall be brought low, and the great man shall be disgraced, and the lofty eyes shall be brought low.

English Revised Version
And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a man schal be bowid doun, and a man of age schal be maad low; and the iyen of hiy men schulen be pressid doun.

Update Bible Version
And man is bowed down, and a man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be abased.

New English Translation
Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

New King James Version
People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

New Living Translation
Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down; even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.

New Life Bible
Man's pride will be taken away. Important men will be put to shame. The eyes of the proud also will be put to shame.

New Revised Standard
People are bowed down, everyone is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the mean man hath been bowed down And the mighty man hath been humbled, - Yea the looks of the haughty shall be humbled.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.

Revised Standard Version
Man is bowed down, and men are brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are humbled.

Young's Literal Translation
And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased, The eyes of the proud also will be abased.

Contextual Overview

⁸ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! ⁹ In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. ¹⁰ Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. ¹¹ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! ¹² And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord , neither consider the operation of his hands. ¹³ Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 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. 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: ¹⁶ But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. ¹⁷ Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the mean: Isaiah 2:9, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 9:14-17, Isaiah 24:2-4, Psalms 62:9, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 5:9, James 1:9-11, Revelation 6:15, Revelation 6:16

the eyes: Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 13:11, Isaiah 37:23, Isaiah 37:29, Exodus 9:17, Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Daniel 4:37, 1 Peter 5:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:28 - but thine Isaiah 23:9 - to stain Ezekiel 28:22 - I will

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the mean man shall be brought down,.... To hell, or the grave, as well as the rich and noble:

and the mighty man shall be humbled; laid low in the dust, and be equal to the poor; for, in the grave, princes and peasants are alike; or they shall be all alike, in the same low and miserable condition:

and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled; when famine and distress, ruin and misery, come upon them, then shall the pride of those be abased, as it was; who boasted of their riches and honour, of their descent and parentage, as the children of Abraham, and as being free men, and never in bondage; of their righteousness and good works; not submitting to the righteousness of Christ; but despising it, and looking with disdain upon, and treating with contempt, such as they thought less holy than themselves. The Scribes and Pharisees, the members of the sanhedrim, and rulers of the people, together with the whole body of the nation, are meant; who were all of the same cast and complexion, being conceited of themselves, and proud boasters.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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 and felt that he is a holy God.