Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 5:8-23

8WoeH1945 to you who addH5060 houseH1004 to houseH1004 and joinH7126 fieldH7704 to fieldH7704 untilH5704 noH657 placeH4725 is left and you liveH3427 aloneH905 inH7130 the landH776.

9I heardH241 the LORDH3068 of Hosts declareH6635:

“SurelyH518 H3808 manyH7227 housesH1004 will becomeH1961 desolateH8047,great mansionsH1419 H2896 left unoccupiedH369 H3427.10ForH3588 tenH6235 acresH6776 of vineyardH3754will yieldH6213 but aH259 bathH1324 of wine,1and a homerH2563 of seedH2233only an ephahH374 of grain.2”

11WoeH1945 to those who rise earlyH7925 in the morningH1242in pursuit ofH7291 strong drinkH7941,who lingerH309 into the eveningH5399,to be inflamedH1814 by wineH3196.12 At their feastsH4960 are the lyreH3658 and harpH5035,tambourinesH8596 and flutesH2485 and wineH3196.They disregardH3808 the actionsH6467 of the LORDH3068and failH3808 to seeH7200 the workH4639 of His handsH3027.

13ThereforeH3651 My peopleH5971 will go into exileH1540for their lackH1097 of understandingH1847;their dignitariesH3519 H4962 are starvingH7458and their massesH1995 are parchedH6704 with thirstH6772.14ThereforeH3651 SheolH7585 enlargesH7337 its throatH5315and opensH6473 wide its enormousH1097 H2706 jawsH6310,and down goH3381 Zion’s noblesH1926 and massesH1995,her revelersH7588 and carousersH5938!

15So mankindH120 will be brought lowH7817, and each manH376 humbledH8213;the arrogantH1364 will lowerH8213 their eyesH5869.16But the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 will be exaltedH1361 by His justiceH4941,and the holyH6918 GodH410 will show Himself holyH6942 in righteousnessH6666.17LambsH3532 will grazeH7462 as in their own pasturesH1699,and strangersH1481 3 will feedH398 in the ruinsH2723 of the wealthyH4220.

18WoeH1945 to those who drawH4900 iniquityH5771 with cordsH2256 of deceitH7723and pull sin alongH2403 with cartH5699 ropesH5688,19to those who sayH559, “Let Him hurryH4116 and hasten His workH4639 H2363so thatH4616 we may see itH7200 H7126!Let the planH6098 of the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478 comeH935so that we may know itH3045!”

20WoeH1945 to those who callH559 evilH7451 goodH2896and goodH2896 evilH7451,who turnH7760 darknessH2822 to lightH216and lightH216 to darknessH2822,who replaceH7760 bitterH4751 with sweetH4966and sweetH4966 with bitterH4751.

21WoeH1945 to those who are wiseH2450 in their own eyesH5869and cleverH995 inH5048 their own sightH6440.

22WoeH1945 to those who are heroesH1368 in drinkingH8354 wineH3196and championsH582 H2428 in mixingH4537 strong drinkH7941,23who acquitH6663 the guiltyH7563 forH6118 a bribeH7810and depriveH5493 the innocentH6662 H4480 of justiceH6666.

Notes

1. Isaiah 5:10 Literally ten yoke of vineyard will yield a bath; that is, the area ten yoke of oxen can plow in a day will yield approximately 5.8 gallons or 22 liters of wine. ↩
2. Isaiah 5:10 Literally and a homer of seed will yield an ephah; that is, a homer of seed (approximately 6.24 bushels or 220 liters) will yield a tenth of its weight in grain. ↩
3. Isaiah 5:17 LXX lambs ↩