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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 5:11-12

Isaiah 5:11-12. Wo unto them, that rise up early, &c. Here we find another vice reproved, namely, that of luxury, or intemperance; whose companion and daughter is Inattention to the works of God, whose child, also, is Ignorance; see Isaiah 5:13; that rise up early to follow strong drink As husbandmen and tradesmen rise early to follow their employments; as if they were afraid of losing time from that which is the greatest misspending of time and the most sinful abuse of it. That... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:1-30

God’s love and Judah’s response (5:1-30)Judah and Israel together are likened to God’s vineyard. God did everything possible to make it healthy, beautiful and fruitful, and he expected a good harvest of grapes, but the people brought God none of the fruit he expected (5:1-4). He therefore will cease to care for them, so that they might be left to suffer whatever ruin their sin brings upon them. Israel has already been destroyed and Judah will now follow (5-7).Examples of the sins that brought... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 5:11

strong drink. Hebrew. shekar . App-27 . night. Hebrew. nesheph . A Homonym . Compare Isaiah 21:4 with Isaiah 59:10 . See notes on Job 24:15 , and 1 Samuel 30:17 read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 5:11

II. WOE TO PLEASURE-SEEKING; DISSIPATION"Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them. And the harp and the lute, the tabret, and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands."This is a perfect picture of the reveling, drunken, irresponsibility of countless persons in our own society today; and the ultimate... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 5:11-14

Isaiah 5:11-14. Woe unto them that rise up, &c.— Another vice which the prophet reproves in these verses, is luxury or intemperance; whose companion and daughter is Inconsideration of the works of God, whose child also is Ignorance. See the beginning of the 13th verse. The work of the Lord, and the operation of his hands, may signify, in their greatest extent, all that God has done, as well in the creation of the world as in the establishment and rule of his church from the beginning of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:11

11. Second Woe—against intemperance. early—when it was regarded especially shameful to drink (Acts 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:7). Banquets for revelry began earlier than usual (Ecclesiastes 10:16; Ecclesiastes 10:17). strong drink—Hebrew, sichar, implying intoxication. continue—drinking all day till evening. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 5:8-17

Sins of the upwardly mobile 5:8-17This section identifies sins that marked the people among whom Isaiah lived-and their consequences. They are still very much with us. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 5:8-25

2. The wildness of the grapes 5:8-25Yahweh’s crop was worthless because it produced wild grapes that manifested six blights. The word "woe" (Heb. hoy), a term of lament and threat, introduces each one (cf. Amos 5:18; Amos 6:1; Revelation 8:13; Revelation 9:12)."The word ’woe’ itself, appearing six times in the passage, does not just denounce our sins, it laments our sins. The same word is translated ’Ah!’ in Isaiah 1:4 and ’Alas!’ in 1 Kings 13:30. Remember that ’woe’ is the opposite of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 5:11-12

The second blight on the "grapes" was pleasure-seeking. In Isaiah’s day this vice manifested itself in drinking too much wine and strong drink, usually at a continuous round of parties (cf. Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 28:1-8; Hosea 7:5; Joel 3:3; Amos 6:6). These people were "party animals" who paid no attention to the Lord or His works. Seeking pleasure is not wrong in itself unless it becomes too absorbing, as it had with many Israelites. Too much partying produces insensitivity to spiritual... read more

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