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Isaiah 5:17
17Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture; lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich.
Isaiah 5:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture, and nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In that day lambs will find good pastures, and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the ruins.
Context of Isaiah 5:17
15So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled. 16But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts. Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture; lambs will feed among the ruins of the rich. 18Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes, 19to 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.”
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וְרָע֥וּ כְבָשִׂ֖ים כְּדָבְרָ֑ם וְחָרְב֥וֹת מֵחִ֖ים גָּרִ֥ים יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 5:17
- Isaiah 7:21In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.
- Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.
- Isaiah 32:14The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
- Isaiah 40:11He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
- Isaiah 65:10Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me.
- Zephaniah 2:6The land by the sea will become pastures having wells for shepherds and pens for flocks.
- Isaiah 10:16Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame.
- Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.
- Psalms 17:10They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.
- Psalms 73:7From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.
- Psalms 119:70Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
- Jeremiah 5:28and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
- Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”
- Isaiah 1:7Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being stripped by foreigners right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.
- Deuteronomy 28:33A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days.
- Nehemiah 9:37Because of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us. They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great distress.
Commentaries on Isaiah 5:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The lambs "And the kids" - גרים gerim, "strangers." The Septuagint read, more agreeably to the design of the prophet, כרים carim, , "the lambs." גדים gedayim, "the kids," Dr. Durell; nearer to the present reading: and so Archbishop Secker. The meaning is, their luxurious habitations shall be so entirely destroyed as to become a pasture for flocks. After their manner "Without restraint" - כדברם kedobram, secundum duetum eorum; i.e. suo ipsorum ductu; as…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Then shall the lambs feed - This verse is very variously interpreted. Most of the Hebrew commentators have followed the Chaldee interpretation, and have regarded it as desired to console the pious part of the people with the assurance of protection in the general calamity. The Chaldee is, Then the just shall feed, as it is said, to them; and they shall be multiplied, and shall possess the property of the inpious.‘ By this interpretation, “lambs” are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 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 when they have enough. Covetousness is idolatry; and while many envy the prosperous, wretched man, the Lord denounces awful woes upon him. How applicable to many among us! God has many ways to empty the most populous cities. Those who set their hearts…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-17Woe: The second threat of judgment concerns indulgent lifestyles (lives centered on pleasure and excess). The language in this section shows a life of moral corruption. The people live for pleasure while ignoring justice and righteousness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. after their manner--literally, "according to their own word," that is, at will. Otherwise, as in their own pasture [Gesenius]: so the Hebrew in Mi 2:12. The lands of the Scenite tent dwellers (Jr 35:7). Arab shepherds in the neighborhood shall roam at large, the whole of Judea being so desolate as to become a vast pasturage. waste ... fat ones--the deserted lands of the rich ("fat," Psa 22:29), then gone into captivity; "strangers," that is, nomad…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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