Isaiah 5:19 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 5:19

to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”

BSB

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ASV

that say, Let him make speed, let him 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!

KJV

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!

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 18, 19.) Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as if with a cart rope. Those who say: let his work speed up and come quickly, so that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel approach and come, so that we may know it. As for the cart rope, the Septuagint translated it as a strap of the yoke of a heifer or a cow. And it is more commonly read that the ropes are called sins.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Let him - God, in whose name thou and other prophets are always threatening us. This was the plain language of their actions; they lived as if they were of this opinion.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

That say ... - They add one sin to another for “the purpose of defying” God, and provoking him to anger. They pretend that he will not punish sin; and hence, they plunge deeply into it, and defy him to punish them. Let him make speed - Let him come quick to punish. And hasten his work - His punishment. That we may see it - An expression of defiance. We would like to see him undertake it. The counsel of the Holy One ... - His threatened purpose to punish. This is the language of all sinners.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הָאֹמְרִ֗ים	ha.'o.me.Rim	those [who] say	H559 →
יְמַהֵ֧ר׀	ye.ma.Her	let it hurry	H4116 →
יָחִ֛ישָׁה	ya.Chi.shah	let it make haste !	H2363 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ	ma.'a.Se.hu	work his	H4639 →
לְמַ֣עַן	le.Ma.'an	so that	H4616 →
נִרְאֶ֑ה	nir.'Eh	we may see	H7200 →
וְתִקְרַ֣ב	ve.tik.Rav	and it may draw near	H7126 →
וְתָב֗וֹאָה	ve.ta.Vo.'ah	and let it come !	H935 →
עֲצַ֛ת	'a.Tzat	[the] plan of	H6098 →
קְד֥וֹשׁ	ke.Do.osh	[the] holy [one] of	H6918 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְנֵדָֽעָה׃ ס	ve.ne.Da.'ah	so we may know	H3045 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 66:5
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may…
leads to
- John 15:18–20
  If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- Matthew 5:10–12
  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Isaiah 66:2
  Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles…
- Matthew 10:22
  You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Psalms 38:20
  Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Through
Ezekiel 12:22
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
leads to
- Ezekiel 18:2–3
  “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
- Ezekiel 11:3
  They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
- Ezekiel 12:27
  “Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’

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06About Isaiah

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Where the connections lead

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About Isaiah