Isaiah 32:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

The vile person. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "And the", thus preserving the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (Isaiah 32:1).

vile person. fool. Hebrew. nabal. See note on Proverbs 1:7 and on 1 Samuel 25:3.

liberal. noble.

churl. miser, or covetous. Note the Alternation in verses: Isaiah 32:5-7:. | 5-. vile.. |-5. churl.. |6. vile.. | 7. churl.

Isaiah 32:5

5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.