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Isaiah 5:8–10

Woe to the Wicked

Woe to those who ejoin 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.

The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:

f“Surely many houses shall be desolate,

large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

10  gFor ten acres4 of vineyard shall yield but one bath,

and a hhomer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”5

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Isaiah 5:8–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

The Lord Almighty has declared in my hearing:

“Surely the great houses will become desolate,

the fine mansions left without occupants.

10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath of wine;

a homer of seed will yield only an ephah of grain.”

Isaiah 5:8–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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!

In mine ears said the Lord of hosts,

Of a truth many houses shall be desolate,

Even great and fair, without inhabitant.

10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,

And the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field,

until everyone is evicted and you live alone in the land.

But I have heard the Lord of Heaven’s Armies

swear a solemn oath:

“Many houses will stand deserted;

even beautiful mansions will be empty.

10 Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine.

Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.”

Isaiah 5:8–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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!

In my hearing the Lord of hosts said,

“Truly, many houses shall be desolate,

Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.

10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,

And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.”

Isaiah 5:8–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

How terrible it will be for you who add more houses to your houses

and more fields to your fields

until there is no room left for other people.

Then you are left alone in the land.

The Lord All-Powerful said this to me:

“The fine houses will be destroyed;

the large and beautiful houses will be left empty.

10 At that time a ten-acre vineyard will make only six gallons of wine,

and ten bushels of seed will grow only half a bushel of grain.”

Isaiah 5:8–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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! In mine ears saith Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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! In mine ears Jehovah of hosts hath said, Many houses shall assuredly become a desolation, great and excellent ones, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

How horrible it will be for you 

who acquire house after house and buy field after field 

until there’s nothing left 

and you have to live by yourself in the land. 

With my own ears I heard the Lord of Armies say, 

“Many houses will become empty. 

Large, beautiful houses will be without people to live in them. 

10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only six gallons of wine, 

and two quarts of seed will produce only four quarts of grain.” 

Isaiah 5:8–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Woe to those who add house to house

and join field to field

until there is no more room

and you alone are left in the land.

I heard the Lord of Hosts say:

Indeed, many houses will become desolate,

grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.

10 For a ten-acre vineyard will yield

only six gallons,

and 10 bushels of seed will yield

only one bushel.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Ah, you who join house to house,

who add field to field,

until there is room for no one but you,

and you are left to live alone

in the midst of the land!

The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:

Surely many houses shall be desolate,

large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath,

and a homer of seed shall yield a mere ephah.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Ah! Those who join house with house,

they join field together with field

until there is no place

and you are caused to dwell alone in the midst of the land.

Yahweh of hosts said in my ears:

Surely many houses shall become a desolation,

large and beautiful ones without inhabitant.

10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath,

and the seed of a homer will yield an ephah.

Isaiah 5:8–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

How terrible it will be for you who get too many houses!

How terrible for you who get too many fields!

Finally there won’t be any space left in the land.

Then you will live all alone.

I heard the Lord who rules over all announce a message. He said,

“You can be sure that the great houses will become empty.

The fine homes will be left with no one living in them.

10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only six gallons of wine.

Six bushels of seeds will produce less than a bushel of grain.”

Isaiah 5:8–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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!

In my ears the Lord of hosts has sworn,Surely, many houses shall become desolate,

Even great and fine ones, without occupants.

10 “For ten acres of vineyard will yield only one bath of wine,

And a homer of seed will yield but an ephah of grain.”


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