Isaiah 3:13-15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Bible Comments

The Lord standeth up to plead

God’s controversy

The management of this controversy.

I. GOD HIMSELF IS THE PROSECUTOR.

II. THE INDICTMENT IS PROVED BY THE NOTORIOUS EVIDENCE OF THE FACT (Isaiah 3:15).

III. THE CONTROVERSY IS ALREADY BEGUN IN THE CHANGE OF THE MINISTRY. To punish those that had abused their power to ill purposes, God sets those over them that had not sense to use it to any good purposes (Isaiah 3:12). (M. Henry.)

Isaiah 3:13-15

13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.