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Isaiah 5:10-23
English Standard Version
Isaiah 5:10-23
English Standard Version
10 (A)For ten acres[a] of vineyard shall yield but one bath,
and a (B)homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”[b]
11 Woe to those who (C)rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 (D)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(E)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people go into exile
(F)for lack of knowledge;[c]
their (G)honored men go hungry,[d]
and their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has (H)enlarged its appetite
and opened (I)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem[e] and her multitude will go down,
her revelers and he who (J)exults in her.
15 (K)Man is humbled, and each one is brought low,
and the eyes of the haughty[f] are brought low.
16 (L)But the Lord of hosts is exalted[g] in justice,
and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.
17 Then shall the lambs graze (M)as in their pasture,
and (N)nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with (O)cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: (P)“Let him be quick,
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
and let it come, that we may know it!”
20 Woe to (Q)those who call evil good
and good evil,
(R)who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are (S)wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
22 Woe to those who are (T)heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
23 who (U)acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:10 Hebrew ten yoke, the area ten yoke of oxen can plow in a day
- Isaiah 5:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters; a homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters; an ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
- Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
- Isaiah 5:14 Hebrew her nobility
- Isaiah 5:15 Hebrew high
- Isaiah 5:16 Hebrew high
Isaiah 5:10-23
New International Version
Isaiah 5:10-23
New International Version
10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[a] of wine;
a homer[b] of seed will yield only an ephah[c] of grain.”(A)
11 Woe(B) to those who rise early in the morning
to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
till they are inflamed with wine.(C)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
pipes(D) and timbrels(E) and wine,
but they have no regard(F) for the deeds of the Lord,
no respect for the work of his hands.(G)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(H)
for lack of understanding;(I)
those of high rank(J) will die of hunger
and the common people will be parched with thirst.(K)
14 Therefore Death(L) expands its jaws,
opening wide its mouth;(M)
into it will descend their nobles and masses
with all their brawlers and revelers.(N)
15 So people will be brought low(O)
and everyone humbled,(P)
the eyes of the arrogant(Q) humbled.
16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted(R) by his justice,(S)
and the holy God will be proved holy(T) by his righteous acts.
17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture;(U)
lambs will feed[d] among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe(V) to those who draw sin along with cords(W) of deceit,
and wickedness(X) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
let him hasten(Y) his work
so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(Z) of Israel—
let it approach, let it come into view,
so we may know it.”(AA)
20 Woe(AB) to those who call evil good(AC)
and good evil,(AD)
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,(AE)
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.(AF)
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes(AG)
and clever in their own sight.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- Isaiah 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat
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