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Isaiah 5:15

13 Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

14 Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!

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

16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

17 Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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:
DARBY
And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man brought low, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low;
BLB
And mankind is bent down, and each man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty will be brought down.
ÅB
Og mennesket blir bøyet, og mannen ydmyket, og de overmodiges øyne blir ydmyket.
OTB
Så skal folk bli ydmyket og alle bli gjort lave, de stoltes øyne skal bli ydmyket.
B1930
Og mennesket blir bøiet, og mannen ydmyket, og de overmodiges øine blir ydmyket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Isaiah 2:11

    The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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  • Isaiah 2:9

    So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled— do not forgive them!

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  • Jeremiah 5:4–5

    Then 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.

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  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  • Isaiah 37:29

    Because 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.’

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  • Jeremiah 5:9

    Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

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  • Isaiah 10:33

    Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

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  • Isaiah 9:14–17

    So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

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