Isaiah 5:27-29. None shall be weary, &c.— We have in these verses a description of the quality of the forces which should come against Jerusalem; their vigour, activity, and diligence: Isa 5:27 their military expedition, readiness, skilfulness, and apparatus; Isa 5:28 their fortitude and undaunted courage; Isaiah 5:29. Particulars for which the Romans were remarkably eminent. read more
27. weary—with long marches (Deuteronomy 25:18). none . . . slumber—requiring no rest. girdle—with which the ancient loose robes used to be girded for action. Ever ready for march or battle. nor the latchet . . . broken—The soles were attached to the feet, not by upper leather as with us, but by straps. So securely clad that not even a strap of their sandals gives way, so as to impede their march. read more
3. The coming destruction 5:26-30The two brief sections explaining the reasons for Judah’s judgment (Isaiah 5:13-17; Isaiah 5:24-25) give way to fuller clarification of these reasons here. This section is the climax of Isaiah’s message in chapter 5. read more
Israel’s enemy was ready and prepared to do the Lord’s bidding. She would devour Judah as hungry lions consume their prey. read more
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
(27-29) None shall be weary . . .—The three verses paint the progress of the invading army. Unresting, unhasting, in perfect order, they march onward. They do not loosen their girdle for repose. The latchet or thong which fastens their sandals is not “broken” or untied. The light-armed troops are there, probably the Medes and Elamites in the Assyrian army (Isaiah 13:18). The chariots of the Assyrians themselves are there, sweeping onward like a tempest. Their unshod hoofs (the practice of... read more
The Return to Christ's Love (Good Friday) Isaiah 5:3-4 Consider the return made to that love of our Redeemer; the return made by the multitudes the return made by His enemies the return made by His special and familiar friends, and, lastly, the return made by the world which He has redeemed. I. What was the Return Made by the Multitudes? the multitudes who had seen His mighty works, who had been for the time so struck and impressed by His words. When they saw Him in the hands of His enemies... read more
CHAPTER IIITHE VINEYARD OF THE LORD,OR TRUE PATRIOTISM THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR COUNTRY’S SINS735 B.C.Isaiah 5:1-30; Isaiah 9:8 - Isaiah 10:4THE prophecy contained in these chapters belongs, as we have seen, to the same early period of Isaiah’s career as chapters 2-4, about the time when Ahaz ascended the throne after the long and successful reigns of his father and grandfather, when the kingdom of Judah seemed girt with strength and filled with wealth, but the men were corrupt and the women... read more
CHAPTER 5 The Song of the Vineyard and the Six Woes 1. The song of the vineyard and Jehovah’s lament (Isaiah 5:1-4 ) 2. The judgment upon the vineyard (Isaiah 5:5-7 ) 3. The wild grapes (Isaiah 5:8-23 ) 4. First woe against covetousness (Isaiah 5:8-10 ) 5. Second woe against fleshly lusts (Isaiah 5:11-17 ) 6. Third woe against mockers (Isaiah 5:18-19 ) 7. Fourth woe against moral insensibility (Isaiah 5:20 ) 8. Fifth woe against conceit (Isaiah 5:21 ) 9. Sixth woe against... 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