Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
are gone—The prophet sees the future as if it were before his eyes.
no knowledge—because of their foolish recklessness (Isaiah 5:12; Isaiah 1:3; Hosea 4:6; Luke 19:44).
famished—awful contrast to their luxurious feasts (Isaiah 5:11-12).
multitude—plebeians in contradistinction to the "honorable men," or nobles.
thirst— (Psalms 107:4-5). Contrast to their drinking (Isaiah 5:11). In their deportation and exile, they shall hunger and thirst.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 5:13:
Job 15:23
Isaiah 5:15
Isaiah 10:16
Isaiah 42:25
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