Isaiah 5:15 Go deeper
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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)
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וַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.Shachand he has been humbled
Lemma: שָׁחַח (sha.chach) · Strong's: H7817
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 21 times. Also: Job 9:13, Job 38:40, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7817; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 1
אָדָ֖ם'a.Dameveryone
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 2
וַיִּשְׁפַּל\־vai.yish.pal-and he has become low
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 3
אִ֑ישׁ'Isheveryone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 4
וְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.Neiand [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 5
גְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.Himproud [people]
Lemma: גָּבֹהַּ (ga.vo.ah) · Strong's: H1364
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: high
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1364; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 6
תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה\׃tish.Pal.nahthey will become low
Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to abase
Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Isaiah 5:15 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So mankind | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| will be brought low | → | שָׁחַח H7817 to bow |
| and each man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| humbled | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| the arrogant | → | גָּבֹהַּ H1364 high |
| will lower | → | שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase |
| their eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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