Isa 5:18-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 5:18-19: 5:18-19 What sorrow: The third threat of judgment was against mockers, who openly treated God’s authority with contempt. 5:18 God’s ropes were “ropes of kindness and love” for Israel (Hos 11:4 ).

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‏ Isaiah 5:18-19

Summary for Isa 5:18-19: 5:18-19 ^a What sorrow: The third threat of judgment was against mockers, who openly treated God’s authority with contempt. 5:18 ^b God’s ropes were “ropes of kindness and love” for Israel (Hos 11:4 ^c).
5:19 ^d The people challenged God to hurry up and do something to prove that he really exists and is in control of this world. The verb hurry up translates two Hebrew verbs: maher (“be quick”) and khush (“be speedy”). The same Hebrew words are used in the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isa 8:1 ^e).

• God’s plan was revealed to Isaiah. Little did the people know that God’s purposes would turn against them.