Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
And he looked for judgment - The paronomasia, or play on the words, in this place, is very remarkable; mishpat , mishpach , tsedakah , tseakah . There are many examples of it in the other prophets, but Isaiah seems peculiarly fond of it. See Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 24:17, Isaiah 32:7, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 57:6, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 65:11, Isaiah 65:12. Rabbi David Kimchi has noticed the paronomasia here: he expected mishpat , judgment, but behold mishpach , oppression; he expected tsedakah , righteousness, but behold tseakah , a cry. The rabbins esteem it a great beauty; their term for it is tsachoth haltashon , elegance of language.
Oppression "tyranny" - mishpach , from shaphach , servum fecit , Arab. Houbigant: shiphchah is serva , a handmaid or female slave. mispach , eighteen MSS.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Isaiah 5:7:
Genesis 49:8
Deuteronomy 32:32
Deuteronomy 32:32
Isaiah 29:17
Micah 1:14
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
Start Your Day with Scripture
Begin your day with God's Word — the Berean brings Scripture and commentary every morning.
Join 150,000+ subscribers growing daily in God's Word.
