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The Withdrawn Protection
Commentators unanimously explain that the 'hedge' and 'wall' around the vineyard symbolize God's divine protection, presence, and power. In an act of judgment for their unfaithfulness, God declares He will personally remove this protection, leaving His people defenseless and exposed to their enemies, much like a vineyard would be overrun by wild animals without its fences.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 5:5
18th Century
Theologian
Go to - The Hebrew word here is one that is commonly translated, ‘I ask you,’ and is used “to call the attention to” what is said. It is the…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 5:5
19th Century
Bishop
I will take away the hedge ... —This involved the throwing open of the vineyard to be grazing land which all the wild bul…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 5:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the …
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 5:5
16th Century
Theologian
And now come, I will show you what I will do to my vineyard. Having held the Jews to be condemned, as it were, by their own mouth, he next…
John Gill
On Isaiah 5:5
17th Century
Pastor
And now, go to; I will tell you what I will do to my
vineyard
Not by bestowing fresh …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 5:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Christ is God's beloved Son, and our beloved Saviour. The care of the Lord over the church of Israel is described by the management of a vineyard. …