Isaiah presents a series of “Oracles of Woe” in Isaiah 5:8–23, which condemns the wicked behavior of the people and provides the grounds for judgment. The first woe: Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field (Isaiah 5:8) describes how the wealthy abuse their power to accumulate more and more and will end up with nothing. The beautiful homes will be empty. Ten acres will produce only one bath (six gallons or twenty-three liters) of wine. The fields will yield only ten per cent of