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8 Woe vnto them that ioyne house to house, and laye fielde to fielde, till there bee no place, that ye may be placed by your selues in the mids of the earth. 9 This is in mine cares, saith the Lorde of hostes. Surely many houses shall be desolate, euen great, and faire without inhabitant. 10 For ten acres of vines shal yelde one bath, and the seede of an homer shal yelde an ephah. 11 Wo vnto them, that rise vp early to followe drunkennes, and to them that continue vntill night, till the wine doe inflame them. 12 And the harpe and viole, timbrel, and pipe, and wine are in their feastes: but they regard not the worke of the Lorde, neither consider the worke of his handes. 13 Therefore my people is gone into captiuitie, because they had no knowledge, and the glorie thereof are men famished, and the multitude thereof is dried vp with thirst. 14 Therefore hel hath inlarged it selfe, & hath opened his mouth, without measure, and their glorie, and their multitude, and their pompe, and hee that reioyceth among them, shall descend into it. 15 And man shalbe brought downe, and man shalbe humbled, euen the eyes of the proude shalbe humbled. 16 And the Lorde of hostes shalbe exalted in iudgement, and the holy God shalbe sanctified in iustice. 17 Then shall the lambes feede after their maner, and the strangers shall eate the desolate places of the fat. 18 Woe vnto them, that draw iniquitie with cordes of vanitie, and sinne, as with cart ropes: 19 Which say, Let him make speede: let him hasten his worke, that wee may see it: and let the counsell of the holy one of Israel draw neere and come, that we may knowe it. 20 Woe vnto them that speake good of euill, and euill of good, which put darkenes for light, and light for darkenes, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for sowre. 21 Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight. 22 Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke: 23 Which iustifie the wicked for a rewarde, and take away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him. Isaiah 5:8-23, Geneva Bible of 1587. Public domain.
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