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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:20

Giving false names. "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Light is here cast upon the secret of Israel's defection. The "woe" has come from many causes, but here is one too often forgotten root of evil—public estimate as expressed in public speech. I. THE MORAL INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE . We are all deceived at times by a fair speech that covers foul things. There is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:20

Spiritual perversity. Antecedently we should hardly have expected that a being created in the image of God, a rational spiritual agent, would so far depart from all that is reasonable and right as to put evil for good, and good for evil, etc. Yet such is the case. We have to consider— I. THE FACT OF SPIRITUAL PERVERSITY . Human perversity is not found in the higher region only. We find it in things physical , notably in our treatment of the body. Men take noxious drugs,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:20

The importance of adequate impressions of sin. We seldom hear sin spoken about now as the old prophets spoke about it. We do not think about sin as the defiance of God, the attempted overthrow of his authority, the expression of the soul's hatred of God, and therefore calling for terrible vindications of the Divine power and claims. In reading biographies of very holy and devoted Christians, we have observed that they had deep and overwhelming impressions of the evil of sin—impressions quite... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes . The fifth woe . Self-conceit is the antithesis of humility; and as humility is, in a certain sense, the crowning virtue, so self-conceit is a sort of finishing touch put to vice. While a man thinks humbly of himself, there is a chance that he may repent and amend. When he is "wise in his own eyes," he does not see why he should change. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

The pitiful estate of the proud. We may well commiserate those who are "wise in their own eyes," inasmuch as— I. THEY HAVE A FALSE CONCEPTION AS TO THEIR OWN CAPACITY . They think themselves able to determine what is true and beautiful and good, when they are painfully and pitifully in need of guidance from without; their estimate of themselves is essentially wrong. They "live in a fool's paradise." II. THEY ARE SHUTTING OUT FROM THEIR MINDS THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine . The sixth woe seems at first sight a repetition of the second. But there is this difference, that the drinkers in the present verse do not succumb to their liquor, or remain at the banquet all day, but proceed to the business of their lives, attend courts and judge causes, but with brain obfuscated and moral vision bedimmed, so that they are easily induced to pervert justice on receipt of a bribe. The sixth woe may be considered to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:23

Justify the wicked ; i.e. "decide his cause in his favor," declare him to be right, and his adversary wrong. For reward ; or, for a bribe . Take away the righteousness of the righteous ; i.e. "declare him to be in the wrong by deciding his cause against him." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:15-16

And the mean man ... the mighty man - The expressions here mean that “all” ranks would be subdued and punished; see the note at Isaiah 2:9.The eyes of the lofty ... - see Isaiah 2:11, note; Isaiah 2:17, note.Shall be exalted in judgment - In his justice; he shall so manifest his justice as to be exalted in the view of tbe people.Shall be sanctified - Shall be “regarded” as holy. He shall so manifest his righteousness in his dealings, that it shall be seen and felt that he is a holy God. 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 5:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:15-16

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

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

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