Isaiah 5:18-19

[18] Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: [19] That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

What is the context of Isaiah 5:18-19?

Judgment on Mockers (Isaiah 5:18-19 true)
Woes on the Wicked (Isaiah 5:8-25 true)
Woes and Judgments (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)
Woe to the Wicked (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)
Woes for the Wicked (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)
Judah’s Sins Denounced (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)
Impending Judgment on Excesses (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)
Judah’s Guilt and Judgment (Isaiah 5:8-30 true)

What does Isaiah 5:18-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Israelites were deliberately sinning. They had not innocently fallen into sin, but they were pursuing it willfully. Rather than fleeing from it, they were holding it close to themselves. Even worse, they were doing so in an attempt to bait God to respond. They believed that He would not punish them. Their ties with sin were like the cords that the people used to lead their animals and the cart ropes that were much stronger and harder to break.