The Meaning of Isaiah 5:15 Explained

Isaiah 5:15

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:

YLT: And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

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;

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 5:15?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 5:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 5:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 5:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Isaiah 5:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 5:1-17 - A Disappointing Harvest
In a picture of great beauty, Isaiah describes a vineyard situated on one of the sunny heights visible from Jerusalem. Every care which an experienced vine-dresser could devise had been expended on it, but in vain. The vine-dresser himself is introduced, demanding if more could have been done. When God selects a nation, a church, or an individual for high and holy work in the world and expends care and pains on the preparation of the instrument, and His plans miscarry through no failure on His part but through the obstinancy or obtuseness of the human soul, the measure of what might have been is the gauge of its doom. The worst weeds grow on the richest soil. This picture is the counterpart of Paul's dread of being a castaway, 1 Corinthians 9:27.
The six woes which follow, arising from drunkenness and avarice remind us of sorrows that menace the selfish heart. How different such a lot to the blessedness of the humblest soul that possesses God and is possessed by Him! "Evil shall slay the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned. Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be condemned," Psalms 34:21-22. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 5

1  Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment
8  His judgments upon covetousness
11  Upon lasciviousness
13  Upon impiety
20  And upon injustice
26  The executioners of God's judgments

What do the individual words in Isaiah 5:15 mean?

And shall be brought down People and shall be humbled each man and the eyes high shall be humbled
וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־ אִ֑ישׁ וְעֵינֵ֥י גְבֹהִ֖ים תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה

וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח  And  shall  be  brought  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַח 
Sense: to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down.
אָדָ֖ם  People 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
וַיִּשְׁפַּל־  and  shall  be  humbled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁפֵל  
Sense: to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased.
אִ֑ישׁ  each  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וְעֵינֵ֥י  and  the  eyes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
גְבֹהִ֖ים  high 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: גָּבֹהַּ  
Sense: high, exalted.
תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה  shall  be  humbled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: שָׁפֵל  
Sense: to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased.

What are the major concepts related to Isaiah 5:15?

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