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Daring God to Act
The verse captures the words of people who don't just sin, but openly mock God's warnings. Commentators explain this isn't a genuine request for God to act, but a defiant taunt. They challenge God's power and justice, essentially saying, "If you're going to punish us, hurry up so we can see it!" This attitude of high-handed rebellion is presented as a grave and dangerous sin.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 5:19
18th Century
Theologian
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 pun…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 5:19
19th Century
Bishop
That say, Let him make speed. —We have here, as in Isaiah 28:10 and Jeremiah 17:15, the very words of the wealthy scoffer…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 5:19
19th Century
Preacher
Blaspheming God, and rushing against the bosses of His shield, defying Him to strike them. And all this came from dallying with sin, from drawing i…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 5:19
16th Century
Theologian
Who say, Let him make speed. He specifies one class of sins, by means of which he shows that they draw sins as by ropes. When peo…
John Gill
On Isaiah 5:19
17th Century
Pastor
That say, let him make speed, [and] hasten his work Either the punishment of their sins, threatened by the prophets; whic…
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…