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Isaiah 5:15

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

KJV

Et incurvabitur homo, et humiliabitur vir, et oculi sublimium deprimentur.

Vulgate

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

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַ/יִּשְׁפַּל אִ֑ישׁ וְ/עֵינֵ֥י גְבֹהִ֖ים תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
גְבֹהָ֔ה
gbhh
adjective · 37×
יִּשַּׁ֥ח
yshch
verb · 20×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מַשְׁפִּ֖יל
mshpyl
verb · 29×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 22:28 — And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
  • Isa 2:9 — And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
  • Isa 2:9 — And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
  • Isa 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 13:11 — And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
  • Jer 5:4 — Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.