Isaiah 5:15
What does Isaiah 5:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 5:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man brought low, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low;
Context
v.14Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it.
v.15This passage
v.16but Jehovah of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 2:17
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 37:29
Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy 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.
- Isaiah 9:14
Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
- Isaiah 10:12
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
- Isaiah 2:11
The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Jeremiah 5:9
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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