What does Isaiah 5:25 mean?
God was angry with His people. Isaiah has shown that God's people in Jerusalem and Judah had clearly earned His wrath. The bottom line is found in the previous verse (Isaiah 5:24). They had rejected the Lord and utterly turned down His word and wisdom. The Lord in Heaven will not allow His people to defy Him without end. Now that era of wickedness was ending.Isaiah describes the scene as if it has already happened. This uses the imagery of natural disasters, though not all of these are meant as literal predictions. The anger of the Lord was set loose upon His people. The ground shook in a massive earthquake causing so much death that the bodies were littered in the streets. Even after that carnage, the Lord's anger continued to burn. He was ready to strike again. This paints a terrifying picture: as if God's own hand were raised ready to smash down on sinful, stubborn faithless people.