Isaiah 5:15

World English Bible

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

Parallel Translations

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.

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.

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

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;

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

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

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.

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.

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:

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

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.

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:

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.

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.

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

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:

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

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

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:

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

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.

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

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.

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

Christian Standard Bible®
Humanity is brought low, man is humbled, and haughty eyes 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.

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,

Contextual Overview

⁸ Woe to those who join house to house, Who lay field to field, until there is no room, And you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! ⁹ In my ears, Yahweh of Hosts says: "Surely many houses will be desolate, Even great and beautiful, unoccupied. ¹⁰ For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield an ephah. ¹¹ Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them! ¹² The harp and the lute, the tambourine and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they don't regard the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. ¹³ Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst. ¹⁴ Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend [into it]. ¹⁵ The mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled: ¹⁶ but Yahweh of Hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness. ¹⁷ Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers 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, Mahalalel, Jared,

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.