Isaiah 5:9

Isaiah 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord Almighty has declared in my hearing: “Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In my hearing the Lord of hosts said, “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.

Context of Isaiah 5:9

7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress. 8Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied. 10For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.” 11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

Isaiah 5:9 word by word

בְּאָזְנָ֖י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אִם־לֹ֞א בָּתִּ֤ים רַבִּים֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה יִֽהְי֔וּ גְּדֹלִ֥ים וְטוֹבִ֖ים מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear

• I heardאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of Hosts declareצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• Surelyאִם'im · if: surely yesH518
• Surelyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• desolateשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
• great mansionsגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• great mansionsטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• left unoccupiedאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• left unoccupiedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:9

• Isaiah 22:14The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.
• Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
• Isaiah 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
• Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
• 2 Chronicles 36:21So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.
• Amos 5:11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
• Amos 6:11For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”
• Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
• Matthew 23:38Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9In mine ears. "To mine ear" - The sentence in the Hebrew text seems to be imperfect in this place; as likewise in Isaiah 22:14; (note), where the very same sense seems to be required as here. See the note there; and compare 1 Samuel 9:15; (note). In this place the Septuagint supply the word , and the Syriac אשתמע eshtama, auditus est Jehovah in auribus meis, i.e., נגלה niglah, as in Isaiah 22:14. Many houses - This has reference to what was said in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9In mine ears - This probably refers to the prophet. As if he had said, God has revealed it to me,‘ or God has said in my ears,‘ i. e, to me. The Septuagint reads it, These things are heard in the ears of the Lord of hosts,‘ that is, the wishes” of the man of avarice. The Chaldee, The prophet said, In my ears I have heard; a decree has gone from the Lord of hosts,‘ etc. Many houses shall be desolate - Referring to the calamities that should come upon the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know when they have enough. Covetousness is idolatry; and while many envy the prosperous, wretched man, the Lord denounces awful woes upon him. How applicable to many among us! God has many ways to empty the most populous cities. Those who set their hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10Woe: The first warning of judgment was against oppressive greed. People took properties, like houses and fields, illegally. The new owners were bullies who used every method to get richer at the expense of the poor (see 1 Kings 21:1–29; Amos 2:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. In mine ears ... the Lord--namely, has revealed it, as in Is 22:14. desolate--literally, "a desolation," namely, on account of the national sins. great and fair--houses.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings