Isa 5:8-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 5:8-23: 5:8-23 This section contains six pronouncements of sorrow —six threats of dreadful judgment (5:8 , 11 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 ). The sorrows identify some of the “bitter grapes” produced by the vineyard of Israel (5:1-7 ). Summary for Isa 5:8-10: 5:8-10 What sorrow: The first threat of judgment was against oppressive greed. Properties ( house and field ) were being taken by illegal means. The new owners were thugs who used every avenue to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor (see 1 Kgs 21:1-29 ; Amos 2:6-7 ).

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‏ Isaiah 5:8-10

Summary for Isa 5:8-23: 5:8-23 ^a This section contains six pronouncements of sorrow—six threats of dreadful judgment (5:8 ^b, 11 ^c, 18 ^d, 20 ^e, 21 ^f, 22 ^g). The sorrows identify some of the “bitter grapes” produced by the vineyard of Israel (5:1-7 ^h).
Summary for Isa 5:8-10: 5:8-10 ⁱ What sorrow: The first threat of judgment was against oppressive greed. Properties (house and field) were being taken by illegal means. The new owners were thugs who used every avenue to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor (see 1 Kgs 21:1-29 ^j; Amos 2:6-7 ^k).
5:10 ^l As with drought (5:5-6 ^m), the reduction of crops was at times a divine judgment (see Hag 1:6 ⁿ, 9 ^o; 2:16 ^p).