Isaiah 5:21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-30

Here are, I. Sins described which will bring judgments upon a people: and this perhaps is not only a charge drawn up against the men of Judah who lived at that time, and the particular articles of that charge, though it may relate primarily to them, but is rather intended for warning to all people, in all ages, to take heed of these sins, as destructive both to particular persons and to communities, and exposing men to God's wrath and his righteous judgments. Those are here said to be in a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

Woe unto therm that are wise in their own eyes ,.... And yet betray such stupidity and sottishness, as to call things by their wrong names; and make such a perverse judgment of them, as before described. This is a true description of the Scribes and Pharisees in Christ's time; who said, "dost thou teach us? are we blind also?" John 9:34 . and prudent in their own sight ; being wise above what was written; leaving the word of God, and following the traditions of the elders. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:8-24

THE SIX WOES . After the general warning conveyed to Israel by the parable of the vineyard, six sins are particularized as those which have especially provoked God to give the warning. On each of these woe is denounced. Two have special punishments assigned to them ( Isaiah 5:8-17 ); the remainder are joined in one general threat of retribution ( Isaiah 5:18-24 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 5:18-23

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 5:21

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:21

Wo unto them that are wise ... - This is the fifth crime specified. It refers to those who are inflated with a false opinion of their own knowledge, and who are, therefore, self-confident and vain. This is expressly forbidden; Proverbs 3:7 : ‘Be not wise in thine own eyes;’ compare Proverbs 26:12.In their own eyes - In their own opinion, or estimation.And prudent - Knowing; self-conceited. This was, doubtless, one characteristic of the times of Isaiah. It is known to have been strikingly the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 5:21

Isaiah 5:21. Wo unto them that are wise in their own eyes Who, being puffed up with a high opinion of their own wisdom, despise the counsels and instructions of Jehovah by his prophets, and prefer their own vain imaginations before the decisions of infinite wisdom. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:8-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:11-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:18-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 5:21

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