George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 5:12
Work. Chastisement, ver. 19., and chap. xxviii. 21. (Calmet) --- They are admonished to observe the festivals of the Lord, and not to indulge in riotousness. (Worthington)
Work. Chastisement, ver. 19., and chap. xxviii. 21. (Calmet) --- They are admonished to observe the festivals of the Lord, and not to indulge in riotousness. (Worthington)
The prophet proceeds to state still further the extent of their crimes. This verse contains an account of their dissipated habits, and their consequent forgetfulness of God. That they commonly had mus...
CHAPTER 5 The Song of the Vineyard and the Six Woes 1. _The song of the vineyard and Jehovah's lament (Isaiah 5:1)_ 2. _The judgment upon the vineyard (Isaiah 5:5)_ 3. _The wild grapes (Isaiah 5:8)_...
A SERIES OF DENUNCIATIONS ON VARIOUS OFFENDERS. This section contains a collection of Woes, originally independent and even now not woven into a single symmetrical address. Whether they come from diff...
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....
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 al...
THE WOES OF APPLICATION TEXT: Isaiah 5:8-23 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land ! 9 In...
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. AND THE HARP - kinowr (H3658...
5:12 lyre, (e-4) Or 'lute.' work (f-19) _ Poal_ , as chs. 1.31; 45.9, 'a thing done.'...
1-24. Judah, God's unfruitful vineyard, and the judgment upon it....
REGARD NOT, etc.] i.e. have no regard for the working of the Lord's will in the events of history....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 5 Chapter 5 begins with a parable (a story with a double mean...
People’s self-interest totally fills their lives. Their conscience no longer warns them about the result of their behaviour. No thought about God enters their minds. GOD’S JUDGEMENT V13 Therefore,...
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; Amo...
וְ הָיָ֨ה כִנֹּ֜ור וָ נֶ֗בֶל תֹּ֧ף וְ
CHAPTER III THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD, OR TRUE PATRIOTISM THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR COUNTRY'S SINS 735 B.C. Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 9:8 - Isaiah 10:4 THE prophecy contained in these Chapter s belongs, as we...
A DISAPPOINTING HARVEST Isaiah 5:1-17 In a picture of great beauty, Isaiah describes a vineyard situated on one of the sunny heights visible from Jerusalem. Every care which an experienced vine-dress...
With the thought of judgment, and the necessity for it still in mind, the prophet utters his great denunciation. This falls into three parts. The first is a song of accusation. By the simple and famil...
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the (r) work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. (r) They do not regard the...
How striking are these expressions! wine and dancing, revelling and music, rioting and sensuality, bring on their own punishments. Hell and the grave yawn to receive those who kill themselves by intem...
12._And the harp_. He adds the instruments of pleasures by which men addicted to intemperance provoke their appetite. These might be different from ours, but they belonged to music. Now, Isaiah does n...
After this the Spirit of God begins to plead with the people, taking two distinct grounds-namely, that which God had done for His people, and the coming of Jehovah in the Person of Christ in glory. Ha...
AND THE HARP, AND THE VIOL, THE TABRET, AND PIPE,.... Instruments of music; some struck with a bow or quill, or touched with the fingers; and others blown with the mouth: AND WINE ARE IN THEIR FEASTS...
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. Ver. 12. _And the harp and the...
_Wo unto them, that rise up early_, &c. Here we find another vice reproved, namely, that of luxury, or intemperance; whose companion and daughter is Inattention to the works of God, whose child, also,...
And the harp, or zither, AND THE VIOL, a guitar-like instrument, THE TABRET, the tambourine, AND PIPE, a kind of flute, AND WINE ARE IN THEIR FEASTS, of these their banquets consist, this is all they...
A SIXFOLD WOE UPON THE JEWISH TRANSGRESSORS...
8-23 Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know w...
They give up themselves wholly to luxury, and that in a very unseasonable time, as it follows. BUT THEY REGARD NOT THE WORK OF THE LORD; what God hath lately done, and is yet doing, and about to do am...
Isaiah 5:12 harp H3658 strings H5035 tambourine H8596 flute H2485 wine H3196 feasts H4960 regard H5027 (H8686) work...
THE SECOND WOE (ISAIAH 5:11). Isaiah 5:11 ‘Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, That they may follow strong drink, Who tarry late into the night, Until wine inflames them. And the harp...
THE SIX WOES OF GOD (ISAIAH 5:8). A series of woes are now declared on the people of Israel because of their various sins. The vineyard had produced smelly grapes, now woe must come on it. They are a...
Isaiah 5:1. _Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My Well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:_ The Song of the Vineyard is by no means a joyful...
CONTENTS: Parable of Jehovah's vineyard and the six woes upon Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God expects vineyard fruit from those who enjoy vineyard privileges, not the mere leaves of profess...
Isaiah 5:1. _My well-beloved;_ the Messiah, who certainly was Lord of the Vineyard, and the men of Judah were his pleasant plants. Psalms 80:14; Ezekiel 17:6; Ho
_They regard not the work of the Lord_ THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD A neglect of God, and a disregard of His wonder-working providence, constitutes the character of man under the influence of his natural c...
_Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink_ THE FRUITS OF DRUNKENNESS I. In reference to THE INDIVIDUAL HIMSELF, who is its victim. It may, perhaps, be made a...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 5:1 Isaiah’s introductory diagnosis of Judah’s spiritual decline (chs. Isaiah 1:1) concludes with a description of his generation’s apostasy and its consequences. The chapter is...
SENSUALITY Isaiah 5:11. _Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret,...
NATIONAL UNGODLINESS Isaiah 5:11. _Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, &c._ National ungodliness. I. ITS PHASES, dissipation, drunkenness, forgetfuln...
WILD GRAPES Isaiah 5:8. _Woe unto them that join house to house, &c._ It is important to remember that this whole chapter constitutes one prophecy. Much of the power of its teaching will be lost, if...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 5:1 ISRAEL REBUKED BY THE PARABLE OF A VINEYARD. This chapter stands in a certain sense alone, neither closely connected with what precedes nor with what follows, excepting that it...
Now in the fifth chapter the Lord takes up the parable of a vineyard in which He likens Judah or Israel, His people, unto a vineyard. Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching...
Amos 6:4; Daniel 5:1; Daniel 5:23; Genesis 31:27; Hosea 4:10;...
The harp — They give up themselves wholly to luxury. The work — What God hath lately done, and is yet doing, and about to do among them; his grievous judgments, partly inflicted, and partly threatened...