Isaiah 5:12

They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, 1 but they do not recognize the work of Yahweh, nor have they considered the doings of his hands. 1

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In The King James Version

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

In Context

11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, 1 those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them. 1

13Therefore my people have gone into captivity for lack of understanding; 1 their honored leaders go hungry, and their common people have nothing to drink. 1

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Cross References

Job 21:11They send out their little ones like a flock, 1 and their children dance. 1

Psalms 28:5Because they do not understand the deeds of Yahweh or the work of his hands, 1 he will tear them down and never rebuild them. 1

Isaiah 5:19Woe to those who say, “Let God hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see it happen; 1 and let the plans of the Holy One of Israel come, so that we may know them.” 1

Isaiah 56:12“Come,” they say, “let us drink wine and liquor. 1 Tomorrow will be like today, a day great beyond measure.”

Daniel 5:23You have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. From his house they brought you the containers that you, your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from, and you praised the idols made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—idols that do not see, hear, or know anything. You have not honored the God who holds your breath in his hand and who knows all your ways.

Amos 6:4They lie on beds of ivory 1 and lounge on their couches. 1 They eat lambs from the flock 1 and calves from the stall. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:9-18

Worldly-Mindedness Reproved; The Punishment of the Sensual. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow… Read the whole commentary →

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