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Judgment as Divine Withdrawal
Commentators explain that God's judgment here is not just active punishment but a devastating withdrawal of His blessings. This includes removing His protection, spiritual nourishment ("no rain"), and even corrective discipline ("no pruning"). Scholars like Spurgeon note that being left alone without God's restraining influence is one of the most fearful judgments a person or nation can experience.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 5:6
18th Century
Theologian
I will lay it waste ... — The description here is continued from (Isaiah 5:5). The image is carried out and means that the Jew…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 5:6
19th Century
Bishop
There shall come up briers and thorns. —The picture of desolation is still part of a parable. The “briers and thorns” (bo…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 5:6–7
19th Century
Preacher
It shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. F…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 5:6
16th Century
Theologian
I will lay it waste. God will not take pains to dig and prune it, and consequently it will become barren for want of cultivation; bria…
John Gill
On Isaiah 5:6
17th Century
Pastor
And I will lay it waste
Or "desolate", as it was by the Romans: the whole land of Judea, as well as the city and tem…
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. …