Chapter 5. 5:19 Let him - God, in whose name thou and other prophets are always threatening us. Isaiah 30:11.). While that is understandable, the reappearance of this text affords … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 65:17-25" As the two verbs denoting haste are used both transitively and intransitively (vid., Judges 20:37, to hasten or make haste), we might render the passage “let His work make haste,” as Hitzig, Ewald, Umbreit, and Drechsler do; but we prefer the rendering adopted by Gesenius, Caspari, and Knobel, on the basis of Isaiah 60:22, and take the verb as transitive, and Jehovah as the subject. Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. We would like to see him undertake it. Isaiah 5:19 Context. God designs to correct his people for their hypocrisy, and bring them nearer to him; but is that Sennacherib's design? Isaiah 5:19 Context. 19 They even mock the Holy One of Israel and say, "Hurry up and do something! Quick, show us what you can do. Now, every action of our lives is embryonic, and, according as it is right or wrong, it will surely bring forth sweet flowers of joy, or the poison fruits of sorrow. — The prophet’s predictions; evident from the words, , which not they, but only the prophet, would use. Isaiah 5:19New King James Version (NKJV) 19 That say, “Let Him make speed andhasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, There are such and such men who have pursued for years the most corrupt courses in their business, and yet they prosper, and are getting rich every day." not that they believed him to be the Holy One of Israel, but because the prophet had made mention of this title, Isaiah 1:4 as he often does in this prophecy afterwards, and applies it to the Redeemer; therefore they use it: so the Jews put an "if" upon Christ being the King of Israel, Matthew 27:42 wherefore, in a daring, jeering, and ironic manner, urge that what is said to be in the purposes and decrees of God, or what was agreed upon between him and the Messiah, who said he was the son of God, in the council and covenant of grace and peace, as pretended, might speedily come to pass; all which expresses their blasphemy, impiety, and unbelief; and shows that they did not believe, but derided any counsel or decree of God, respecting spiritual and eternal salvation by the Messiah, especially by Jesus of Nazareth: or the conversion of the Gentiles, or the spread of the Gospel, and the enlargement of the kingdom and interest of Christ in the world, are meant, Kimchi, on the text, owns that these words belong to the Jews in the present day, and makes this confession, "it appears that our prophets said the truth for now we believe not.'. Either the punishment of their sins, threatened by the prophets; which, because not speedily and immediately executed, therefore they did not believe it ever would; and in a daring and insolent manner call upon God to inflict it: that we may see it, or feel it; for, as for words or threatenings, they regarded them not; thus deriding God and his judgments, and disbelieving both, like the mockers in the last days, described in 2 Peter 3:3 and, in contempt of him, do not so much as mention his name; though the Syriac version expresses the word "Lord", and the Arabic version "God": or rather the great work of redemption and salvation by the Messiah; for, as they did not believe Jesus to be the Messiah, so they ridiculed and despised salvation by him, mocking him as a Saviour, and calling upon him, in a sarcastic way, to hasten and do his work he pretended to come about; see Matthew 27:42 for to the Jews in Christ's time this prophecy belongs. Few lament it as a public loss, and very few notice it as a public warning. Let him make speed - Let him come quick to punish. True, we next derive confirmation from works, but we must not begin at them; for this is the distinction between the elect and the reprobate, that the elect simply rely on the word, but do not disregard works, while ungodly men scorn and disdain the word, though God speak a hundred times; and yet they continually and eagerly call upon him for works. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Isaiah 5:19. The Holy One â They scornfully repeated the title usually given by the prophets to God. They are taken away in compassion, that they may not see the evil, nor share in it, nor be tempted by it. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. Isaiah 5:24 - Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble And dry grass collapses into the flame, So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away as dust; For they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Toggle navigation. Every year how many such men are overtaken with sudden destruction, and swept for ever out of sight and remembrance! Isaiah 5:2 - He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. Commentary on Isaiah 10:5-19 (Read Isaiah 10:5-19) See what a change sin made. It is difficult to conceive more dreadful and high-handed iniquity than this. We doubt their truth. That jeer when they should fear, jest at God’s judgments, and mock at his menaces, as if they were only bugbear terms, devised on purpose to frighten silly people, but that themselves had more wit than to regard them. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Isaiah 5:19 shows very clearly that the prophet referred to the free-thinkers of his time, the persons who are called fools (nabal) and scorners (lētz) in the Psalms and Proverbs. This was the plain language of their actions; they lived as if they were of this opinion. Jeremiah 17:15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? That say, Let him make speed.] Work, is here put, by way of eminence, ( κατ ἐξοχὴν,) for judgment; for God appears to be doing nothing when he does not punish the crimes of the ungodly; but when he rises up to execute judgment, and inflicts punishment, his work is then seen, and becomes visible (as is commonly said) by action; because from the very fact we learn that the world is governed by his authority and power. When men are so immoderate, it follows that they have no faith, but rather obstinate rebelliousness, Which more and more withdraws and estranges man from God. 19. 19. And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel. Many a man has gone on in sin, practising secret fraud and villanies, yet trusted and honoured, till at length, in some unsuspected hour, he is detected, and, denounced by the world, he falls from his high estate as if a cannon-ball had struck himâfor there is no cannon that can strike more fatally than outraged public sentimentâand flies over the mountains, or across the sea, to escape the odium of his life. Isaiah 5:19 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 5:19, NIV: "to those who say, 'Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it.The plan of the Holy One of Israel-- let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.'" He intended to say that the utmost contempt is manifested when men, to whom the judgment of God has been declared, say that it would give them joy to see it, and treat it with ridicule as a silly alarm; which is denoted by these words full of contempt and of wicked confidence: Let him come, let him make speed. The pea contains the vine, and the flower, and the pod, in embryo, and, I am sure, when I plant it, that it will produce them and nothing else. I.A.1. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Here and hereafter, "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."âBeecher. Such is the constitution of this world, and the Bible assures us that the next world only carries it forward. They pretend that he will not punish sin; and hence, they plunge deeply into it, and defy him to punish them. Who say, "Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near And come to pass, that we may know it! That we may know it. Isaiah 5:19. And hasten his work — His work of direful providence and threatened judgment. Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 11:1-10 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL AND ASSYRIA Isaiah prophesied the Assyrian invasion (8:1-15) and judgment on Israel (9:8 – 10:4). Let him rather show that what he has decreed is accomplished.â It is a great aggravation of their crime, that they wickedly dared to set aside the doctrine which was well known to them. 19.Who say, Let him make speed. The plan of the Holy One of Israel- let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it." This chapter begins with representing, in a beautiful parable, the tender care of God for his people, and their unworthy returns for his goodness, 1-7.The parable or allegory is then dropped; and the prophet, in plain terms, reproves and threatens them for their wickedness; particularly for their covetousness, 8-10; intemperance, 11; and inattention to the warnings of Providence, 12. This was the plain language of their actions; they lived as if they were of this opinion. Should they consult the … Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural, Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural, Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary, Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - third person feminine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:19 Who say Let him make speed let (Isa Isi Is). He specifies one class of sins, by means of which he shows that they draw sins as by ropes. Isaiah 5:19-21 New International Version (NIV) 19 to those who say, “Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it! People sometimes say, "Dishonesty is as good as honesty, for aught I see. The Holy One of Israel; who by his holiness is engaged to punish us. Isaiah began some time after, and not long; but his prophecy is placed first, because it is the largest of them all, and has most in it of him to whom all the prophets bore witness; and indeed so much of Christ that he is justly styled the Evangelical Prophet, and, by some of the ancients, a fifth Evangelist. In effect they say: “‘The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth.’ Ezekiel 12:22. The Jews were often guilty of the like insolence, Jeremias xvii. Learn more. Book of Isaiah Chapter 5 - Click for Chapter Audio: 5:19 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation ] Who R177 say, "Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the purpose of the Holy One of … And when the judgment of God is declared, they say, âWhere is it?â They cannot endure the mention of it, unless it be immediately made known by action. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. They deny all knowledge which is matter of faith, and cannot be demonstrated to the senses, (19) That say, Let him make speed.âWe have here, as in Isaiah 28:10, and Jeremiah 17:15, the very words of the wealthy scoffers of Judah. Wait till you see their end. Commentary on Isaiah 57:1,2 (Read Isaiah 57:1,2) The righteous are delivered from the sting of death, not from the stroke of it. Adam Clarke Commentary. Thus Peter represents the ungodly as saying, âSince the world was created, the course of nature has been uniform; and, therefore, after so many ages, it is idle to Such taunts are not peculiar to any age or country. The forms yaÌchishaÌh and taboaÌh are, with Psalms 20:4 and Job 11:17, probably the only examples of the expression of a wish in the third person, strengthened by the aÌh , which indicates a summons or appeal; for Ezekiel 23:20, which Gesenius cites (§48, 3), and Job 22:21, to which Knobel refers, have no connection with this, as in both passages the aÌh is the feminine termination, and not hortative (vid., Comm. Isa . The pea contains the vine, and the flower, and the pod, in embryo, and, I am sure, when I plant it, that it will produce them and nothing else. "This expression, ηλυθε βουλη, is, I believe, something uncommon; but it is exactly paralleled and explained by a passage in Isaiah, Isaiah 5:19. Isaiah 5:19 NIV • Isaiah 5:19 NLT • Isaiah 5:19 ESV • Isaiah 5:19 NASB • Isaiah 5:19 KJV • Isaiah 5:19 Interlinear • Isaiah 5:19 Commentaries • Isaiah 5:19 Parallel Texts • Isaiah 5:19 Bible Apps • Isaiah 5:19 Parallel • Bible Hub Let him â God, in whose name thou and other prophets are always threatening us. The careless world disregards this. The fourth woe: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who give out darkness for light, and light for darkness; who give out bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 5:19. Isaiah 5: 19 Who say, "Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come to pass, that we may know it! Counsel — The prophet’s predictions; evident from the words Holy One of Israel, which not they, but only the prophet, would use. Such is the constitution of this world, and the Bible assures us that the next world only carries it forward. 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