Isaiah 5:9-11

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⁹The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:
Surely many houses shall be desolate,
large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.
¹⁰For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath,
and a homer of seed shall yield a mere ephah.^[a]

¹¹Ah, you who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of strong drink,
who linger in the evening
to be inflamed by wine,

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Isaiah 5:10 The Heb bath, homer, and ephah are measures of quantity

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