E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 5:12
tarbet = drum. Hebrew. toph . See note on 1 Samuel 10:5 . pipe = fife. wine. Hebrew. yayin . App-27 . feasts = banquets. the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . read more
Isaiah 5:12 Niv
E.W. Bullinger
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 5:12
12. Music was common at ancient feasts (Isaiah 24:8; Isaiah 24:9; Amos 6:5; Amos 6:6). viol—an instrument with twelve strings [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8.10]. tabret—Hebrew, toph, from the use of which in drowning the cries of children sacrificed to Moloch, Tophet received its name. Arabic, duf. A kettle drum, or tambourine. pipe—flute or flageolet: from a Hebrew root "to bore through"; or else, "to dance" (compare Amos 6:6- :). regard not . . . Lord—a frequent effect of feasting (Job 1:5; Psalms... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 5:8-12
Two initial woes 5:8-12 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
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 5:1-30
1-24. Judah, God’s unfruitful vineyard, and the judgment upon it.1. I] i.e. Isaiah. To my] rather, ’for my,’ or ’of my.’ The beloved, as appears later, is Jehovah: cp. our Lord’s parable (Matthew 21:33). The allegory is rhythmical in form: cp. Song of Solomon 8:11-14. 2. Tower] watch-tower: see on Isaiah 1:8.3f. God speaks.7. Judgment] i.e. justice. Oppression] perhaps better, ’bloodshed.’ A cry] i.e. of the oppressed.8-10. Unjust seizure of land resulting in barrenness and want of population.... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 5:12
(12) The harp, and the viol.—Here again the fashions of Judah followed those of Samaria, so closely indeed that Isaiah addresses the rulers of his own city as “the drunkards of Ephraim” (Isaiah 28:1; Amos 6:5). The list of instruments is fairly represented by the English words, but lute (or hand-harp), cymbal, timbrel (or tambourine), and flute would come somewhat closer to the Hebrew.They regard not the work of the Lord.—The life of luxury was then, as ever, one of practical atheism. Those who... read more
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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