Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
work—vengeance (Isaiah 5:12). Language of defiance to God. So Lamech's boast of impunity (Genesis 4:23-24; compare Jeremiah 17:15; II Peter 3:3-4).
counsel—God's threatened purpose to punish.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 5:19:
Isaiah 5:12
Isaiah 28:23
Isaiah 66:5
Jeremiah 17:15
Ezekiel 12:22
Amos 5:18
Malachi 2:17
Malachi 3:1
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