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8 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! 9 In my ears Yahweh of hosts has sworn, “Surely, many houses shall become desolate, Even great and good ones, without inhabitants. 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.” 11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them! 12 And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not look upon the deeds of Yahweh, Nor do they see the work of His hands. 13 Therefore My people go into exile for their lack of knowledge; And their honorable men are famished, And their multitude is parched with thirst. 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without limit; And Jerusalem’s majesty, her multitude, her rumbling, and the exultant within her, descend into it. 15 So the common man will be bowed down and the man of importance will be made low, The eyes of the lofty also will be made low. 16 But Yahweh of hosts will be lofty in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. 17 Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And sojourners will eat in the waste places of the wealthy. 18 Woe to those who drag iniquity with the cords of worthlessness, And sin as if with cart ropes, 19 Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near And come to pass, that we may know it!” 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And understanding in their own sight! 22 Woe to those who are mighty men in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink, 23 Who declare the wicked righteous for a bribe, And remove the righteous standing of the ones who are righteous! Isaiah 5:8-23, Legacy Standard Bible. Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation.
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