It shall not be pruned or1 dug,
But there shall come up briers and bthorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold,1 a cry for help.
Impending Judgment on Excesses
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
“Truly, many houses shall be desolate,
Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.
That they may1 follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
The tambourine and flute,
And wine are in their feasts;
But bthey do not regard the work of the Lord,
Nor consider the operation of His hands.
| << Isaiah 5:7 | Isaiah 5:9 >> |
American Standard Version
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Amplified® Bible
Woe to those who join house to house [and by violently expelling the poorer occupants enclose large acreage] and join field to field until there is no place for others and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
Contemporary English Version
You are in for trouble! You take over house after house and field after field, until there is no room left for anyone else in all the land.
Darby English Version
Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!
Good News Bible
You are doomed! You buy more houses and fields to add to those you already have. Soon there will be no place for anyone else to live, and you alone will live in the land.
King James Version
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
New American Standard Bible
Woe to those who add house to house {and} join field to field, Until there is no more room, So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
New International Version
Woe to you who add house to house
and join field to field
till no space is left
and you live alone in the land.
New King James Version
Woe to those who join house to house;
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field, Until we can find no more room, So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
Revised Standard Version
Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
Young's Literal Translation
Wo `to' those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!
| << Isaiah 5:7 | Isaiah 5:9 >> |
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