Isaiah 5:13 Meaning
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Context Explained
11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
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Related Cross References
Hosea 4:6
Hosea speaks of God's people being destroyed for lack of knowledge, similar to Isaiah's warning.
Matthew 22:29
Jesus tells the Sadducees they are mistaken because they do not know the Scriptures, emphasizing the importance of knowledge.
2 Peter 1:5
Peter encourages believers to grow in knowledge, contrasting the consequences of ignorance.
Source: Isaiah 5:13