Isaiah 5:15
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:
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In Context
16But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
Cross References
Exodus 9:17Are you still uplifted in pride against my people so that you will not let them go?
Psalms 62:9\62:8\Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)
Isaiah 2:11The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
Isaiah 2:17And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
Isaiah 10:12For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.
Isaiah 13:11And I will send punishment on the world for its evil, and on the sinners for their wrongdoing; and I will put an end to all pride, and will make low the power of the cruel.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:9-18
Worldly-Mindedness Reproved; The Punishment of the Sensual. ( b. c. 758.) 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 a homer shall yield an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow… Read the whole commentary →