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8 Woe to those who trespass the boundaries between houses, who remove the landmarks between the fields, to steal the land, that they may dwell alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth, it has been heard, that many houses shall be desolate, because there will be no one to dwell in them. 10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah. 11 Woe to them who rise up early in the morning, and run after strong drink; that continue drinking until night, till wine inflames them! 12 They drink wine while listening to the harps, timbrels, tambourines, and flutes; but they do not regard the works of the LORD, neither consider the deeds of his hands. 13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their dead are multiplied because of the famine, and have been overcome with thirst. 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself, and opened its mouth without measure: and the glorious men, the honorable men, and the mighty men shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be humbled, and the mighty man shall be brought down, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the Holy God shall be sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the lambs feed there in their usual fashion, and the waste places that shall be rebuilt shall be the property of the rightful owners. 18 Woe to them that spin out their iniquities like a long rope, and their sins are like a bridle on the neck of a heifer; 19 Who say, Let the LORD make speed, and hasten his works, that we may see them; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it! 20 Woe to them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight! 22 Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and strong men who mix strong drink; 23 Who justify the guilty because of his bribe, and take away justice from the righteous! Isaiah 5:8-23, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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