Isaiah 5:15

In 11 translations

BSB

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

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:

WEB

So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;

ASV

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

LSV

And the low is bowed down, and the high humbled, || And the eyes of the haughty become low,

YLT

And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

DBY

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

DRC

And man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.

GNV

And man shalbe brought downe, and man shalbe humbled, euen the eyes of the proude shalbe humbled.

JPS

And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled;

LXXE

And the mean man shall be brought low, and the great man shall be disgraced, and the lofty eyes shall be brought low.

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WLC

וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְעֵינֵ֥י גְבֹהִ֖ים תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ταπεινωθήσεται ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἀτιμασθήσεται ἀνήρ· καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ οἱ μετέωροι ταπεινωθήσονται.

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• Isaiah 2:9So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled— do not forgive them!
• Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
• Jeremiah 5:4–5Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD,…
• Job 40:11–12Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low. Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
• Isaiah 2:17So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
• James 1:9–11The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. For the sun rises with scorching…
• Revelation 6:15–16Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on…
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
• Psalms 62:9Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 10:12So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
• Isaiah 24:2–4people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this…
• Jeremiah 5:9Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
• Isaiah 9:14–17So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. For those who guide this people mislead…
• Isaiah 37:29Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
• Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

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