New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 5:8-23
8WoeH1945 to those who 1addH5060 houseH1004 to houseH1004 and joinH7126 fieldH7704 to fieldH7704, UntilH5704 there is noH657 moreH657 roomH4725, So that you have to liveH3427 aloneH905 in the midstH7130 of the landH776!9In my earsH241 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 has sworn, “SurelyH518H3808, 2manyH7227 housesH1004 shall becomeH1961 3desolateH8047, Even greatH1419 and fineH2896 onesH2896, withoutH369 occupantsH3427.10For 4tenH6235 acresH6776 of vineyardH3754 will yieldH6213 only oneH259 5bathH1324 of wine, And a 6homerH2563 of seedH2233 will yieldH6213 but an 7ephahH374 of grain.”11WoeH1945 to those who riseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 that they may pursueH7291 8strongH7941 drinkH7941, Who stayH309 up lateH309 in the eveningH5399 that wineH3196 may inflameH1814 them!12Their banquetsH4960 are accompanied by lyreH3658 and 9harpH5035, by tambourineH8596 and fluteH2485, and by wineH3196; But they 10do not payH5027 attentionH5027 to the deedsH6467 of the LordH3068, NorH3808 do they considerH7200 the workH4639 of His handsH3027.
13ThereforeH3651 My peopleH5971 goH1540 into exileH1540 for their 11lackH1097 of knowledgeH1847; And 12their 13honorableH3519 menH4962 are famishedH7458, And their multitudeH1995 is parchedH6704 with thirstH6772.14ThereforeH3651 14SheolH7585 has enlargedH7337 its 15throatH5315 and openedH6473 its mouthH6310 withoutH1097 measureH2706; And 16Jerusalem’s splendorH1926, her multitudeH1995, her dinH7588 of revelry and the jubilantH5938 within her, descendH3381 into it.15So the common manH120 will be humbledH7817 and the manH376 of importance abasedH8213, 17The eyesH5869 of the proudH1364 also will be abasedH8213.16But the 18LordH3068 of hostsH6635 will be 19exaltedH1361 in judgmentH4941, And the holyH6918 GodH410 will showH6942 Himself 20holyH6942 in righteousnessH6666.1721Then the lambsH3532 will grazeH7462 as in their pastureH1699, And strangersH1481 will eatH398 in the wasteH2723 placesH2723 of the 22wealthyH4220.
18WoeH1945 to those who dragH4900 23iniquityH5771 with the cordsH2256 of 24falsehoodH7723, And sinH2403 as if with cartH5699 ropesH5688;1925Who sayH559, “Let Him makeH4116 speedH4116, let Him hastenH2363 His workH4639, that we may seeH7200 it; And let the purposeH6098 of the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 drawH7126 nearH7126 And comeH935 to passH935, that we may knowH3045 it!”20WoeH1945 to those who 26callH559 evilH7451 goodH2896, and goodH2896 evilH7451; Who 2728substituteH7760 darknessH2822 for lightH216 and lightH216 for darknessH2822; Who 29substituteH7760 bitterH4751 for sweetH4966 and sweetH4966 for bitterH4751!21WoeH1945 to those whoH2450 are 30wiseH2450 in their own eyesH5869 And cleverH995 in their own sightH5048H6440!2231WoeH1945 to those who are heroesH1368 in drinkingH8354 wineH3196 And valiantH2428 menH376 in mixingH4537 strongH7941 drinkH7941,2332Who justifyH6663 the wickedH7563 for a bribeH7810, And 33takeH5493 awayH5493 the 34rightsH6666 of the ones whoH6662 are in the rightH6662!
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 5:8 Jer 22:13-17; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:9-12 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 5:9 Is 6:11, 12 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 5:9 Matt 23:38 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 5:10 Lev 26:26; Is 7:23; Hag 1:6; 2:16 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 5:10 I.e. Approx 10 1/2 gal. ↩
- 6. Isaiah 5:10 Ezek 45:11 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 5:10 I.e. Approx one bu ↩
- 8. Isaiah 5:11 Prov 23:29, 30; Eccl 10:16, 17; Is 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 3, 7, 8 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 5:12 Amos 6:5, 6 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 5:12 Job 34:27; Ps 28:5 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 5:13 Is 1:3; 27:11; Hos 4:6 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 5:13 Lit their glory are men of famine ↩
- 13. Isaiah 5:13 Is 3:3 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 5:14 Prov 30:16; Hab 2:5 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 5:14 Or appetite ↩
- 16. Isaiah 5:14 Lit her ↩
- 17. Isaiah 5:15 Is 2:11; 10:33 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 5:16 Is 28:17; 30:18; 61:8 ↩
- 19. Isaiah 5:16 Is 2:11, 17; 33:5, 10 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 5:16 Is 8:13; 29:23; 1 Pet 3:15 ↩
- 21. Isaiah 5:17 Is 7:25; Mic 2:12; Zeph 2:6 ↩
- 22. Isaiah 5:17 Lit the fat ↩
- 23. Isaiah 5:18 Is 59:4-8; Jer 23:10-14 ↩
- 24. Isaiah 5:18 Or worthlessness ↩
- 25. Isaiah 5:19 Ezek 12:22; 2 Pet 3:4 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 5:20 Prov 17:15; Amos 5:7 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 5:20 Lit set ↩
- 28. Isaiah 5:20 Job 17:12; Matt 6:22, 23; Luke 11:34, 35 ↩
- 29. Isaiah 5:20 Lit set ↩
- 30. Isaiah 5:21 Prov 3:7; Rom 12:16; 1 Cor 3:18-20 ↩
- 31. Isaiah 5:22 Prov 23:20; Is 5:11; 56:12; Hab 2:15 ↩
- 32. Isaiah 5:23 Ex 23:8; Is 1:23; 10:1, 2; Mic 3:11; 7:3 ↩
- 33. Isaiah 5:23 Ps 94:21; James 5:6 ↩
- 34. Isaiah 5:23 Lit righteousness ↩
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
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