Isaiah 5:25

Isaiah 5:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore the Lord’s anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Context of Isaiah 5:25

23They take bribes to let the wicked go free, and they punish the innocent. 24Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble and dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers wither. For they have rejected the law of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies; they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. That is why the Lord’s anger burns against his people, and why he has raised his fist to crush them. The mountains tremble, and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage. But even then the Lord’s anger is not satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike! 26He will send a signal to distant nations far away and whistle to those at the ends of the earth. They will come racing toward Jerusalem. 27They will not get tired or stumble. They will not stop for rest or sleep. Not a belt will be loose, not a sandal strap broken.

Isaiah 5:25 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֡ן חָרָה֩ אַף־יְהוָ֨ה בְּעַמּ֜וֹ וַיֵּ֣ט יָד֧וֹ עָלָ֣יו וַיַּכֵּ֗הוּ וַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙ הֶֽהָרִ֔ים וַתְּהִ֧י נִבְלָתָ֛ם כַּסּוּחָ֖ה בְּקֶ֣רֶב חוּצ֑וֹת בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔וֹ וְע֖וֹד יָד֥וֹ נְטוּיָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore is the angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• against his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and he hath stretched forthנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• against them, and hath smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• them: and the hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• did trembleרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• and their carcasesנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• tornסוּחָהsûchâh · offalH5478
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• is not turned awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:25

• Deuteronomy 31:17Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’
• Deuteronomy 32:19“The Lord saw this and drew back, provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
• 2 Kings 13:3So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly.
• 2 Kings 22:13“Go to the Temple and speak to the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the Lord’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.
• Psalms 106:40That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.
• Lamentations 2:1The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem. The fairest of Israel’s cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple.
• Lamentations 5:22Or have you utterly rejected us? Are you angry with us still?
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16as they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.
• Isaiah 14:26I have a plan for the whole earth, a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
• Psalms 18:7Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.
• Psalms 68:8the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 77:18Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook.
• Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains and hills, and they trembled and shook.
• Micah 1:4The mountains melt beneath his feet and flow into the valleys like wax in a fire, like water pouring down a hill.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The hills did tremble "And the mountains trembled" - Probably referring to the great earthquakes in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, in or not long before the time of the prophet himself, recorded as a remarkable era in the title of the prophecies of Amos., Amos 1:1, and by Zechariah, Zechariah 14:5.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled - The Lord is “enraged,” or is angry. Similar expressions often occur; Numbers 11:33; 2 Kings 23:26; Deuteronomy 11:17; Psalm 56:1-13:40; Job 19:11; Psalm 2:12. The “cause” of his anger was the crimes which are specified in this chapter. And he hath stretched forth his hand - To stretch forth the hand may be an action expressive of protection, invitation, or punishment. Here it is the latter; compare Isaiah…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Let not any expect to live easily who live wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a people. When God's word is despised, and his law cast away, what can men expect but that God should utterly abandon them? When God comes forth in wrath, the hills tremble, fear seizes even great men. When God designs the ruin of a provoking people, he can find instruments to be employed in it, as he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25mountains quake: This describes God’s wrath against sinners. The prophets often express God’s anger as the shaking of the earth’s foundations (Isaiah 13:13; 23:11; 24:18–19; 29:6; 54:10). God’s appearance in judgment or salvation through natural events is called a theophany (a visible display of God's presence). In these moments, God reveals himself through smoke, darkness, lightning, or earthquake (see Isaiah 6:1–4, 6; 13:13; Exodus 19:18–19; Psalm…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. anger ... kindled--(2Ki 22:13, 17). hills ... tremble--This probably fixes the date of this chapter, as it refers to the earthquake in the days of Uzziah (Am 1:1; Zec 14:5). The earth trembled as if conscious of the presence of God (Jr 4:24; Ha 3:6). torn--rather, were as dung (Psa 83:10). For all this, &c.--This burden of the prophet's strains, with dirge-like monotony, is repeated at Is 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4. With all the past calamities, still heavier…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 5:25

• Anger
• Backsliders
• Infidelity
• Isaiah
• Presumption
• Scoffing
• War
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cast
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• Cry
• Dry
• Earthquake
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• Lay
• Mighty
• Regard

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