Isaiah 5:25

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 5:25

Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people ,.... His professing people; which character, as it aggravated their sin in rejecting and despising the word of the Lord, so it increased his anger and indignation against them: and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them ; which some understand of past judgments and afflictions upon them, under Joash, Amaziah, and Ahaz; and others of future ones, under Shalmaneser and Nebuchadnezzar: and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 5:25

The hills did tremble "And the mountains trembled" - Probably referring to the great earthquakes in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, in or not long before the time of the prophet himself, recorded as a remarkable era in the title of the prophecies of Amos., Amos 1:1 , and by Zechariah, Zechariah 14:5 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:24-25

God's judgments through natural agencies. The Prophet Isaiah lived in anxious times. He was keenly observant of the social and moral features of his age—a discerner of the "signs of the times." He was sent by God to show the people how national wrong-doing bore its sure fruitage in bad harvests and in national calamities, and to help them to see in such fruitage the operation of Divine judgments. In the text the prophet clearly sees trouble coming on apace, and taking form as scant and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:24-30

The judgments of the Lord. These verses are obviously pictorial and figurative; they must be treated as highly hyperbolical or they will be misconceived. Though their primary reference is to the judgments which impended over the guilty nation, we may discover in them some principles which not only extend to every age, but apply to every individual soul. I. THAT THE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS THE NATION MAY BE THE OBJECT OF THE AWFUL ANGER OF ALMIGHTY GOD ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:25

The threats of this verse are all vague and general, for there is no reason to suppose that the phrase," the hills did tremble, "refers to an actual earthquake. That there was an earthquake in the reign of Uzziah is, indeed, clear from Amos 1:1 ; but it was probably a thing of the past when Isaiah wrote this chapter, and he is spiking of the future. A "trembling of the hills" is, in prophetic language, a commotion among the chief men of the land. He hath stretched forth his hand. Again the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:25

The unappeasable wrath of Jehovah. I. " OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE ." Whether to burn and destroy the moral refuse of a people, to chasten and refine its remnant and elect, he is revealed as the pure Flame. The Gentiles had a deep sense of the national significance of fire, as the pure element not to be united with aught foreign to itself. In their simple way, the hymns of the Veda to Agni, the god of fire, betray this feeling; and, again, the idea, in Greek and Roman religion,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:25-29

Wicked men used by God as instruments for working out his purposes. The psalmist declares the wicked to be "God's sword" ( Psalms 17:13 ). In a later chapter Isaiah calls Assyria "the rod of God's anger" ( Isaiah 10:5 ). Nothing is more clearly set forth in the prophetical writings than the fact that— I. CONQUERING NATIONS ARE RAISED UP BY GOD TO CHASTISE THE NATIONS THAT ARE HIS ENEMIES . 1. Assyria was "the axe" with which God hewed down... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 5:25-30

THE NATURE OF THE COMING JUDGMENT EXPLAINED . Hints have been already given that the judgment which is to fall on the nation is a foreign war, or a series of foreign wars (see Isaiah 3:25 ; Isaiah 5:13 ). But now for the first time a terrible invasion, in which many nations will participate, is clearly announced. At first the imagery is obscure ( Isaiah 5:25 ), but it soon grows more distinct. "Nations" are summoned to the attack; a vast army comes, and comes" with speed... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 5:25

Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled - The Lord is “enraged,” or is angry. Similar expressions often occur; Num 11:33; 2 Kings 23:26; Deuteronomy 11:17; Psa 56:1-13 :40; Job 19:11; Psalms 2:12. The “cause” of his anger was the crimes which are specified in this chapter.And he hath stretched forth his hand - To stretch forth the hand may be an action expressive of protection, invitation, or punishment. Here it is the latter; compare Isaiah 14:27.And hath smitten them - Punished them. To... read more

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