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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto therm that are wise in their own eyes ,.... And yet betray such stupidity and sottishness, as to call things by their wrong names; and make such a perverse judgment of them, as before described. This is a true description of the Scribes and Pharisees in Christ's time; who said, "dost thou teach us? are we blind also?" John 9:34 . and prudent in their own sight ; being wise above what was written; leaving the word of God, and following the traditions of the elders. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine ,.... That can bear a great deal, and not be overcome and intoxicated with it; that try their strength this way with others, and get the mastery and glory in it: not mighty to fight their enemies, as Kimchi observes, and defend their country, but to drink wine; by which their strength was weakened: wherefore some think soldiers are particularly designed, given to drinking, who are derided and mocked, as being valiant in the warfare of Bacchus,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:23

Which justify the wicked for reward ,.... This is either spoken of judges, and civil magistrates, who gave the cause in favour of the wicked, that bribed them, contrary to law, Deuteronomy 16:19 or rather of the Scribes and Pharisees, who pronounced the wicked righteous men, provided they kept the traditions of the elders, and paid tithes of all they possessed, and gave them money for their long prayers, Matthew 23:14 , and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him ; by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:24

Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble ,.... Or "tongue of fire" F8 לשון אש "lingua ignis", Vatablus. ; meaning the flame, the same as in the next clause; because it is in the form of a tongue; see Acts 2:3 , and the flame consumeth the chaff ; which is done easily, speedily, and entirely; the metaphors denote that their destruction would be easy, swift, sudden, irresistible, and irrecoverable. Reference may be had to the burning of Jerusalem, literally understood: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:25

Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people ,.... His professing people; which character, as it aggravated their sin in rejecting and despising the word of the Lord, so it increased his anger and indignation against them: and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them ; which some understand of past judgments and afflictions upon them, under Joash, Amaziah, and Ahaz; and others of future ones, under Shalmaneser and Nebuchadnezzar: and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 5:13

And their honorable men "And the nobles" - These verses have likewise a reference to the two preceding. They that indulged in feasting and drinking shall perish with hunger and thirst; and Hades shall indulge his appetite as much as they had done, and devour them all. The image is strong and expressive in the highest degree. Habakkuk 2:5 , uses the same image with great force: - the ambitious and avaricious conqueror. "Enlargeth his appetite like Hades; And he is like Death, and will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 5:17

The lambs "And the kids" - גרים gerim , "strangers." The Septuagint read, more agreeably to the design of the prophet, כרים carim , αρνες , "the lambs." גדים gedayim , "the kids," Dr. Durell; nearer to the present reading: and so Archbishop Secker. The meaning is, their luxurious habitations shall be so entirely destroyed as to become a pasture for flocks. After their manner "Without restraint" - כדברם kedobram , secundum duetum eorum; i.e. suo ipsorum ductu ; as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 5:18

With a cart-rope "As a long cable" - The Septuagint, Aquila, Sym., and Theod., for בחבלי bechabley , read כחבלי kechahley , ὡς σχοινιῳ , or σχοινιοις ; and the Septuagint, instead of שוא shau , read some other word signifying long; ὡς σχοινιῳ μακρῳ ; and so likewise the Syriac, אריכא arecha . Houbigant conjectures that the word which the Septuagint had in their copies was שרוע sarua , which is used Leviticus 21:18 , Leviticus 22:23 , for something in an... read more

Adam Clarke