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A Sign of Deep Addiction
Commentators stress that this verse describes more than casual drinking. Rising early specifically to pursue alcohol was a sign of profound, habitual addiction. Scholars like John Calvin note this behavior was a monstrous perversion of the natural order, where mornings are for productive work. This all-day pursuit of intoxication indicated a life completely consumed by this vice.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 5:11
18th Century
Theologian
Woe to them - The prophet, having denounced “avarice,” proceeds now to another vice: that of “intemperance, or dissipation.”
That …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 5:11
19th Century
Bishop
Woe to them that rise up early. —The same class as in Isaiah 5:8 meets us under another aspect. In Judah, as elsewhere, t…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 5:11–12
19th Century
Preacher
The covetous man was intoxicated with greed. Here is a man intoxicated with strong drink. It is never too early, nor too late, for men who are carr…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 5:11
16th Century
Theologian
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning to follow strong drink. The Prophet does not aim at an enumeration of all the vices which …
John Gill
On Isaiah 5:11
17th Century
Pastor
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning
To rise up early in the morning is healthful, and to rise to do bu…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 5:8–23
17th Century
Minister
Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…