Isaiah 5:15

Man will be forced to bend down, and mankind will be humbled; the eyes of the lofty will be cast down. 1

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In The 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:

In Context

14Therefore Sheol has made its appetite greater and has opened its mouth very wide; 1 their elite, the people, their leaders, and the revelers and those who are happy among them, descend into Sheol. 1

16Yahweh of hosts will be exalted in his justice, and God the Holy One will show himself holy by his righteousness. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 9:17You are still lifting yourself up against my people by not letting them go.

Psalms 62:9Surely men of low standing are vanity, and men of high standing are a lie; 1 they will weigh lightly in the scales; 1 weighed together, they are lighter than nothing. 1

Isaiah 2:11The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, 1 and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. 1

Isaiah 2:17The pride of man will be brought low, and the haughtiness of men will fall; 1 Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. 1

Isaiah 10:12When the Lord has finished his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and his prideful looks.

Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. 1 I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and will bring down the arrogance of the ruthless. 1

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 →

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