Isaiah 5:7
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| Overview - Isaiah 5 | |
| 1 | Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment. |
| 8 | His judgments upon covetousness; |
| 11 | upon lasciviousness; |
| 13 | upon impiety; |
| 20 | and upon injustice. |
| 26 | The executioners of God's judgments. |
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Isaiah 5:7 (King James Version)
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
- the vineyard
- Psalms 80:8-11 Psalms 80:15 ; Jeremiah 12:10
- his pleasant plant
- Hebrew plant of his pleasures.
- 62:5 Psalms 147:11 ; 149:4 Solomon 7:6 ; Zephaniah 3:17
- he looked
- 2 ; 58:6-8 Exodus 22:22-27 ; Micah 6:8 ; Zechariah 7:9-14 ; Matthew 3:8-10 ; 23:23
- John 15:2 ; 1 Corinthians 6:8-11 ; 1 John 3:7 1 John 3:8
- but
- The paronomasia, or play of words, is very remarkable here: he looked for {mishpat,} "judgment," but behold {mispach,} "oppression;" for {tzedakah,} "justice," but behold {tzdkah,}
- "a cry."* oppression Hebrew a scab.
- 1:6 3:17
- a cry
- Genesis 4:10 ; Exodus 2:23 Exodus 2:24 ; 3:7 Exodus 22:21-24 Exodus 22:27 Deuteronomy 15:9 ; Nehemiah 5:1-5
- Job 31:38 Job 31:39 ; 34:28 Proverbs 21:13 ; Luke 18:7 ; James 5:4