イザヤ書 5:17-19 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:11-22

The evil and the end of intemperance. When other evils have entered and other calamities have overtaken a state, intemperance is sure to make its black and hateful mark. These verses suggest— I. ITS TYRANNY . Such is its strength that it makes its devotees, t rise up early in the morning" ( Isaiah 5:11 ) in order to worship at its shrine. It is an unnatural and detestable action; the earliness of the hour of the day might well be pleaded as a proof of innocency ( Acts 2:15 ). But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:13-17

The calamities of spiritual ignorance. The miseries which are unfolded in this passage are ascribed, in the thirteenth verse, to ignorance. "My people are gone, ere because they have no knowledge." But it is necessary to distinguish here. We must consider— I. THE IGNORANCE WHICH IS SPIRITUAL AND THEREFORE GUILTY . There is ignorance which is entirely mental and which is wholly guiltless; e.g. that of the little child who cannot understand some of the obligations into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:17

Then shall the lambs feed . Dr. Kay takes the "lambs" to be the remnant of Israel that survived the judgment, who will feed freely, cared for by the good Shepherd; but the parallelism so generally affected by Isaiah seems to require a meaning more consonant with the later clause of the verse. Most commentators, therefore, expound the passage literally, "Then shall lambs feed [on the desolated estates of the covetous]" (see verses 8-10). After their manner ; or, after their own guidance ;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18

Woe unto them , etc. We come here to the third woe , which is pronounced against those who openly pile up sin upon sin, and scoff at God. These men are represented as "drawing iniquity with cords of vanity," i.e. dragging after them a load of sin by cords that seem too weak; and then as "sinning with a cart-rope," which is a mere variant expression of the same idea. Mr. Cheyne quotes from the Rig-Veda, as a parallel metaphor, the phrase, "Undo the rope of sin." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-19

Sin in its strength. We have here some thoughts about sin. I. ITS EVIL GROWTH . Whatever the precise thought of the prophet, his words ( Isaiah 5:18 ) are strongly suggestive of the fact that sin gradually attains a terrible power. Its "pull" may at first be that of a silken thread; presently it becomes that of a strong string; then it is found to be that of a hard wire; finally it reaches that of a "cart - rope." And this, whether we regard the sinner as In the one case he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-23

Four grievous sins. The ungodly spirit finds very various modes of expression in willful and self-pleasing actions. Men's sins are repeated over and over again in every age, sometimes taking more open and defiant forms, and sometimes hiding behind a pleasant outward show of delicacy and refinement, but always the "abominable things which God hates." The coarse sins of Eastern peoples seem offensive to our sensitive Western nations; but the sins are here amongst us, only in a disguise which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-24

Analysis of sin. I. THE VAIN AND WANTON MIND . A singular image is used. Men are described as drawing down upon themselves, as with stout and strong ropes, the burden of sin and guilt. Such is the effect of their mocking jests and speeches. Dramatically, the hearers of the prophet are represented as exclaiming defiantly, "Let his wrath hasten, let it speed, let us see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it I" Amos alludes to the same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:19

That say, Let him make speed , etc. Instead of trembling at the coming judgment of God, which Isaiah has announced, they pretend to desire its immediate arrival; they want to "see it." They walk, not by faith, but by sight. At the bottom of this pretended desire there lies a complete incredulity. The counsel ; or, purpose, as in Isaiah 14:26 . Of the Holy One of Israel. They use one of Isaiah's favorite titles of God (see note on Isaiah 1:4 ), not from any belief in him, but rather... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:17

Then shall the lambs feed - This verse is very variously interpreted. Most of the Hebrew commentators have followed the Chaldee interpretation, and have regarded it as desired to console the pious part of the people with the assurance of protection in the general calamity. The Chaldee is, ‘Then the just shall feed, as it is said, to them; and they shall be multiplied, and shall possess the property of the inpious.’ By this interpretation, “lambs” are supposed, as is frequently the case in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:18

Wo unto them ... - This is a new denunciation. It introduces another form of sin, and threatens its appropriate punishment.That draw iniquity with cords of vanity - The general idea in this verse and the next, is, doubtless, that of plunging deeper and deeper into sin. The word “sin” here, has been sometimes supposed to mean “the punishment” for sin. The word has that meaning sometimes, but it seems here to be taken in its usual sense. The word “cords” means strings of any kind, larger or... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:11-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:18

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