New International Version They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands. New Living Translation They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— but they never think about the LORD or notice what he is doing. English Standard Version They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands. Berean Standard Bible At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. Berean Literal Bible Are the lyre and harp and tambourine, and flute and wine, are at their feasts; and the work of YHWH they do not regard, and the work of His hands they do not see. King James Bible And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. New King James Version The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, Nor consider the operation of His hands. New American Standard Bible Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. NASB 1995 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. NASB 1977 And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. Legacy Standard Bible And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not look upon the deeds of Yahweh, Nor do they see the work of His hands. Amplified Bible They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts; But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands. Berean Annotated Bible At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD {YHWH} and fail to see the work of His hands. Christian Standard Bible At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the LORD’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the LORD’s actions, and they do not see the work of His hands. American Standard Version And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Contemporary English Version At your drinking parties you have the music of stringed instruments, tambourines, and flutes. But you never even think about all the LORD has done, English Revised Version And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. GOD'S WORD® Translation At their feasts there are lyres and harps, tambourines and flutes, and wine. Yet, they don't pay attention to what the LORD is doing or see what his hands have done. Good News Translation At your feasts you have harps and tambourines and flutes--and wine. But you don't understand what the LORD is doing, International Standard Version They have the lyre and harp, the tambourine and flute, as well as wine at their festivals, but they don't respect what the LORD is doing, nor do they consider his actions. NET Bible They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the LORD is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about. New Heart English Bible The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Webster's Bible Translation And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAt their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. World English Bible The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd harp, and stringed instrument, tambourine, and pipe, "" And wine, have been their banquets, "" And they do not behold the work of YHWH, "" Indeed, they have not seen the work of His hands. Berean Literal Bible Are the lyre and harp and tambourine, and flute and wine, are at their feasts; and the work of YHWH they do not regard, and the work of His hands they do not see. Young's Literal Translation And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen. Smith's Literal Translation And there was the harp and the lyre, the drum and the pipe, and the wine of their drinking's: but the work of Jehovah they will not look at, and the work of his hands they saw not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe harp, and the lyre, and the timbrel, and the pipe, and wine are in your feasts: and the work of the Lord you regard not, nor do you consider the works of his hands. Catholic Public Domain Version Harp and lyre and timbrel and pipe, as well as wine, are at your feasts. But you do not respect the work of the Lord, nor do you consider the works of his hands. New American Bible Banqueting on wine with harp and lyre, timbrel and flute, But the deed of the LORD they do not regard, the work of his hands they do not see! New Revised Standard Version whose feasts consist of lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine, but who do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey drink wine while listening to the harps, timbrels, tambourines, and flutes; but they do not regard the works of the LORD, neither consider the deeds of his hands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated With harps and with guitars and with tambourines and with timbrels they drink wine, and they do not understand the works of God and they do not look on the work of his hands OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the harp and the psaltery, the tabret and the pipe, And wine, are in their feasts; But they regard not the work of the LORD, Neither have they considered the operation of His hands. Brenton Septuagint Translation For they drink wine with harp, and psaltery, and drums, and pipes: but they regard not the works of the Lord, and consider not the works of his hands. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Woes to the Wicked…11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. 12 At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. 13Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.… Cross References At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. Job 21:11-13 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about, / singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute. / They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. Psalm 81:1-3 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob. / Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre. / Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. Amos 6:4-6 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. / You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph. They disregard the actions of the LORD Psalm 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them. Psalm 106:13 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. Psalm 78:11 They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. and fail to see the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. Psalm 8:3-4 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— / what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? Amos 6:5-6 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph. Amos 6:1-4 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes. / Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? / You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. … Hosea 4:11-12 to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding. / My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. Isaiah 22:12-13 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. / But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” Isaiah 28:7-8 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. / For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth. Isaiah 24:7-9 The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. / The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. / They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. Jeremiah 5:23-24 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away. / They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ Treasury of Scripture And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. the harp Isaiah 22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. Genesis 31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? Job 21:11-14 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance… they regard Isaiah 5:19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! Job 34:27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: Psalm 28:5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. Jump to Previous Accompanied Attention Banquets Consider Considered Corded Deeds Feasts Flute Flutes Hands Harp Harps Instruments Interested Lyre Operation Pay Pipe Psaltery Regard Respect Tabret Tambour Tambourine Tambourines Viol Wind-Instruments Wine WorkJump to Next Accompanied Attention Banquets Consider Considered Corded Deeds Feasts Flute Flutes Hands Harp Harps Instruments Interested Lyre Operation Pay Pipe Psaltery Regard Respect Tabret Tambour Tambourine Tambourines Viol Wind-Instruments Wine WorkIsaiah 5 1. Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment8. His judgments upon covetousness 11. Upon lasciviousness 13. Upon impiety 20. And upon injustice 26. The executioners of God's judgments At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. Judah’s leaders and people devoted themselves to lavish entertainment, music, and drinking while ignoring the moral and spiritual condition of the nation. Instruments commonly used in joyful gatherings had become part of a life centered on pleasure and excess rather than reverence for God. Job 21:11-13 They send forth their little ones like a flock;… They disregard the actions of the LORD Their enjoyment was joined to deliberate neglect of God’s past deliverance, present rule, and warnings of coming judgment. Though the LORD had preserved and blessed His people, they lived as though He had no claim upon them. Psa 28:5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD… and fail to see the work of His hands. They refused to recognize God’s power in creation, history, providence, and the events unfolding around them. Their blindness was spiritual: they would not see that the judgment Isaiah announced was the work of the LORD against their sin. Psa 19:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare…… Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah and warned them of God's impending judgment due to their disobedience and moral decay. 2. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addresses. The people of Judah are the primary audience of this prophecy, and they are being warned about their complacency and indulgence. 3. Banquets Social gatherings characterized by feasting and music, representing the indulgent lifestyle of the people of Judah who are neglecting their spiritual responsibilities. 4. Musical Instruments Harps, lyres, tambourines, and flutes are mentioned as symbols of celebration and revelry, indicating a focus on earthly pleasures rather than spiritual matters. 5. The LORD The covenant God of Israel, whose deeds and works are being ignored by the people, leading to their spiritual downfall. Teaching Points The Danger of ComplacencyThe people of Judah were so absorbed in their pleasures that they became blind to God's works. We must guard against becoming complacent in our spiritual lives. Recognizing God's Works It is crucial to actively acknowledge and reflect on God's deeds in our lives and the world around us, fostering a heart of gratitude and worship. The Futility of Earthly Pleasures Pursuing pleasure without regard for God leads to emptiness. True fulfillment is found in a relationship with God and aligning our lives with His purposes. Spiritual Awareness Cultivating an awareness of God's presence and actions in our daily lives helps us stay grounded in faith and avoid the pitfalls of worldly distractions. Prioritizing God in Our Lives We must ensure that our priorities reflect a commitment to God, placing Him above all else, including our desires for entertainment and comfort. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 5:12?2. How does Isaiah 5:12 warn against prioritizing pleasure over God's works? 3. What does Isaiah 5:12 reveal about the consequences of ignoring God's deeds? 4. How can Isaiah 5:12 guide us in balancing leisure and spiritual duties? 5. What other scriptures emphasize the importance of recognizing God's works in our lives? 6. How can we apply Isaiah 5:12 to avoid spiritual complacency today? 7. How does Isaiah 5:12 reflect on the importance of prioritizing God over worldly pleasures? 8. What historical context influenced the message in Isaiah 5:12? 9. How does Isaiah 5:12 challenge modern views on entertainment and indulgence? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 5? (12) The harp, and the viol.--Here again the fashions of Judah followed those of Samaria, so closely indeed that Isaiah addresses the rulers of his own city as "the drunkards of Ephraim" (Isaiah 28:1; Amos 6:5). The list of instruments is fairly represented by the English words, but lute (or hand-harp), cymbal, timbrel (or tambourine), and flute would come somewhat closer to the Hebrew. They regard not the work of the Lord.--The life of luxury was then, as ever, one of practical atheism. Those who so lived did not see, never do see, any Divine plan or order in the world around them. They anticipated, in their swine-like greed, the baser types of the school of Epicurus. Verse 12. - The harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe. It is difficult to identify the Hebrew instruments of music with modern names; but there seems to be no doubt that the kinnor was a sort of harp, and the khalib a sort of pipe. The nebel, generally rendered by "psaltery," but here and in Isaiah 14:11 by "viol," was a stringed instrument played with the fingers (Josephus); perhaps a lyre, perhaps a sort of dulcimer. The toph, here translated "tabret," and elsewhere often "timbrel," was most likely a tambourine. All four instruments had in the earlier times been dedicated to the worship of Jehovah (1 Samuel 10:5); now they were employed to inflame men's passions at feasts. They regard not the work of the Lord. The "work of Jehovah" is his manifestation of himself in history, more especially in the history of his chosen people (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 92:4; Psalm 111:3, etc.). A pious Israelite was ever marveling at all that God had done for his nation (Deuteronomy 32:7-14; Joshua 24:2-13; 1 Chronicles 16:12-22; Ezra 9:7-9; Nehemiah 9:7-31; Psalm 68:7-28; Psalm 78:10-72; Psalm 105:5-45; Psalm 106:7-46; Psalm 136:5-24, etc.). The men of Isaiah's generation had ceased to care for things of the past, and devoted themselves to enjoying the present. Neither consider, etc. (comp. Isaiah 1:3, "My people doth not consider"). The verb used is not, however, the same in the Hebrew. Isaiah 5:12 exposes a partying people whose music, dance, and wine should have led them to joyful worship but instead drowned out any thought of God. Enjoyment eclipsed reverence; blessings were embraced while the Benefactor was ignored. The verse stands as a sober call: every feast, talent, and sip of wine is an opportunity either to glorify the Lord or to slide into spiritual blindness and impending judgment.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם (miš·tê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast are the lyre כִנּ֜וֹר (ḵin·nō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3658: A harp [and] harp, וָנֶ֗בֶל (wā·ne·ḇel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre tambourines תֹּ֧ף (tōp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourine and flutes וְחָלִ֛יל (wə·ḥā·lîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2485: Flute, pipe and wine. וָיַ֖יִן (wā·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication They disregard לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the actions פֹּ֤עַל (pō·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6467: Doing, deed, work of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and fail לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to see רָאֽוּ׃ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see the work וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ū·ma·‘ă·śêh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of His hands. יָדָ֖יו (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Additonal Resources Isaiah 5:12 Blue Letter BibleIsaiah 5:12 Bible Gateway Isaiah 5:12 Bible.com Isaiah 5:12 NIV |
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