Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Isaiah 5:10
Bath] about 8 gallons. And the seed, etc.] RV 'and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.' An ephah is the tenth part of a homer, which was 10 or 12 bushels (Ezekiel 45:11).
Bath] about 8 gallons. And the seed, etc.] RV 'and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.' An ephah is the tenth part of a homer, which was 10 or 12 bushels (Ezekiel 45:11).
YEA, TEN ACRES - In this verse a reason is rendered why the houses mentioned in the previous verse should become desolate. The reason is, that the land would become sterile and barren, as a divine jud...
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...
BATH. HOMER. EPHAH. See App-51....
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...
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. TEN ACRES - literally, yokes as much as one yoke of oxen could plow in a day. SHALL YIELD ONE - on...
5:10 ephah. (d-18) The tenth part of a homer. A homer was ten ephahs and an ephah was ten omers. see Ezekiel 45:11 ; Exodus 16:36 ....
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...
God controls nature. He uses it to express his judgement....
TEN ACRES. — The disproportion was as great as that which we have seen in recent times in vine countries suffering from the _Phylloxera_ or the _oidium,_ or in the potato failures of Ireland. The _bat...
כִּ֗י עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת֙ צִמְדֵּי ־כֶ֔רֶם יַעֲשׂ֖וּ בַּ֣ת...
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...
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one (m) bath, and the seed of an (n) homer shall yield an (o) ephah. (m) Which contains about 5 gallons, so that every acre would yield only half a gallon. (n)...
_Measure. Hebrew, "both." --- Thirty. Hebrew, "a chomer shall yield an epha."_...
The prophet speaks with confidence, concerning the issue of worldly minded men in their pursuits, because the Lord said it, and so plain, as when a man whispers in the ear of another. It is a general...
10._Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath. _He foretells that the same thing will befall their fields and vineyards; that covetous men will not obtain the desired returns, because their gree...
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...
YEA, TEN ACRES OF VINEYARD SHALL YIELD ONE BATH,.... They shall get nothing by laying field to field, for their fields shall be barren and unfruitful; though Jarchi and Kimchi take this to be a reason...
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. Ver. 10. _Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,_] viz., Of wine; a poor proportion - not a g...
_Wo unto them_, &c. The unfolding of the parable, after the general key in the preceding verse, comprehends two things, according to the argument of the parable; the crimes of this ungrateful people,...
A SIXFOLD WOE UPON THE JEWISH TRANSGRESSORS...
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one hath, one bucket of wine, about seven and one half gallons, AND THE SEED OF AN HOMER, about eight bushels, SHALL YIELD AN EPHAH, a little more than three pec...
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...
TEN ACRES OF VINEYARD SHALL YIELD ONE BATH, to wit, of wine. The bath contained about eight gallons. Thus an acre did yield one gallon. THE SEED OF AN HOMER SHALL YIELD AN EPHAH which was of the same...
Isaiah 5:10 H3588 ten H6235 acres H6776 vineyard H3754 yield H6213 (H8799) one H259 bath H1324 homer...
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...
THE FIRST WOE (ISAIAH 5:8). Isaiah 5:8 ‘Woe to those who join house to house, Who lay field to field, Until there is no room, And you are made to dwell alone in the land. In my ears, the ears of...
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
_Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field_ THE SELFISH LANDOWNER Selfishness, or the making self the centre to which all things are to tend, is the great sin in all ages and p...
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...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 5:8 Leviticus 25:1 taught Israel to return purchased lands in the Year of Jubilee. Restoring property to the original owner ensured a fresh start for anyone who had fallen on har...
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...
COVETOUSNESS Isaiah 5:8. _Woe unto them that join house to house, &c._ Covetousness is—I. Ruinous to the individual [601] II. Mischievous to society. III. Offensive to God. IV. Certain to be punishe...
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...
Ezekiel 45:10; Ezekiel 45:11; Haggai 1:9; Joel 1:17; Leviticus 27:16
One bath — Of wine. The bath contained about eight gallons. Thus an acre did not yield one gallon. An ephah — Which was of the same quantity with the bath, only the bath was the measure of liquid thin...