Isaiah 32:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:
Douay-Rheims

לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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One Church Father comments on this verse

Ephraem the Syrian

4th centuryChurch Father

Xema will not tell the foolish person to take possession... for the foolish one will speak (Is. 32:6). This alludes to the king of Assyria, who believed he could overcome Hezekiah through his own might and the influence of his idols.

Cross references

Passages read together with this verse.

Isa 5:20Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
Mal 3:18And you shall return, and shall see the difference between the just and the wicked: and between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
Ps 15 (14):4
Prov 23:6Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:
Prov 23:8The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.
1 Sam 25:25Let not my lord the king, I pray thee, regard this naughty man, Nabal: for according to his name, he is a fool, and folly is with him: but I, thy handmaid, did not see thy servants, my lord, whom thou sentest.
1 Sam 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal: and the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a prudent and very comely woman: but her husband was churlish, and very bad and ill natured: and he was of the house of Caleb.
1 Sam 25:8Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Now therefore let thy servants find favour in thy eyes: for we are come in a good day, whatsoever thy hand shall find give to thy servants, and to thy son David.