King James Version

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:

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וַיִּשַּׁ֥חvayishachand bendשָׁחַחconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bend”, the next action in the storyH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וַיִּשְׁפַּלvayishpaland abaseשָׁפֵלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abase”, the next action in the storyH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).אִ֑ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְעֵינֵ֥יveeyneand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…גְבֹהִ֖יםgevohimhaughtyגָּבֹהַּadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “haughty”, the ordinary formH1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arroganthaughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.תִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָהtishpalnahabaseשָׁפֵלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “abase”, an unfinished actionH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;

Darby Translation

And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man brought low, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low;

Douay-Rheims

And man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the mean man shall be brought low, and the great man shall be disgraced, and the lofty eyes shall be brought low.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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