イザヤ書 56:12 JC

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:9-12

Isaiah 56:9-12All ye beasts of the field, come to devour.--The defenceless condition the community owing to the incompetence of its spiritual leaders1. All the wild beasts of the field and the forest are invited to come and devour the unprotected flock. 2. For its rulers neglect their duty; they are inefficient as dumb dogs; they are slothful, greedy, and sensual. 3. In consequence of their incapacity the righteous perish, none regarding their fate (Isaiah 57:1-2). (Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)The... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 56:12

Isaiah 56:12To-morrow, shall be as this dayFaith and presumptionThe future is very differently contemplated by different individuals.Men of a sanguine temperament gild it with golden visions that are never realized. Such persons meet with many disappointments. It is quite right to expect good in the future, providing we eagerly seize the opportunities and avail ourselves of the advantages of the present. But it is in the field of to-day that we must sow the seed of what we are to reap on the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 56:12

Isa 56:12 Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant. Ver. 12. Come ye. ] The wicked have their "come ye," as well as the godly. Isa 2:3 See Trapp on " Isa 2:3 " I will fetch wine. ] A pastor should be no winebibber or ale-stake. 1Ti 3:8 Ebrietas in se culpas complectitur omnes. Drunkenness is a soul fault in any man, saith Petrus Ravenas, but in a minister it is a sacrilege, especially... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 56:12

I will: Isaiah 5:22, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 28:8, Proverbs 31:4, Proverbs 31:5, Hosea 4:11, Amos 6:3-Joshua :, Matthew 24:49-Colossians :, Luke 12:45, Luke 12:46, Luke 21:34, Titus 1:7 to morrow: Isaiah 22:13, Isaiah 22:14, Psalms 10:6, Proverbs 23:35, Proverbs 27:1, Jeremiah 18:18, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, 1 Corinthians 15:32 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:29 - make Job 24:23 - whereon Psalms 30:6 - And Proverbs 30:15 - Give Ezekiel 34:3 - eat Daniel 4:4 - was Amos 9:10 - The evil Malachi 1:10 - even... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 56:12

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.Say they — Unto their brethren, fellow-priests, or other jolly companions.Fill ourselves — We will drink not only to delight, but even to drunkenness, as the word signifies, which shews their dreadful security and contempt of God, and their abandoning of all care of their own or peoples souls. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 56:12

12. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine The canine figure is dropped, but the same sensual character in the religious teachers is kept up. Drunkenness is now the vice charged. Strong drink On this, see note on Isaiah 5:11. The disgrace attending this vice among the clergy of this day and of this land is its rightful punishment. Any man who makes a beast of himself by habits of indulgence in intoxicating drinks, becomes a moral outcast in all good circles of society; but much more the... read more