Isaiah 5:10

Isaiah 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
• New International Version (NIV)A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath of wine; a homer of seed will yield only an ephah of grain.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.”

Context of Isaiah 5:10

8Those who accumulate houses are as good as dead, those who also accumulate landed property until there is no land left, and you are the only landowners remaining within the land. 9The Lord who commands armies told me this: “Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them. Indeed, a large vineyard will produce just a few gallons, and enough seed to yield several bushels will produce less than a bushel.” 11Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine. 12They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

Isaiah 5:10 word by word

כִּ֗י עֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙ צִמְדֵּי־כֶ֔רֶם יַעֲשׂ֖וּ בַּ֣ת אֶחָ֑ת וְזֶ֥רַע חֹ֖מֶר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֵיפָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yeaכִּיkîy · forH3588
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• acresצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• of vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• shall yieldעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• bathבַּתbath · bathH1324
• and the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• of an homerחֹ֫מֶרchômer · homerH2563
• an ephahאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:10

• Leviticus 27:16“‘If a man consecrates to the Lord some of his own landed property, the conversion value must be calculated in accordance with the amount of seed needed to sow it, a homer of barley seed being priced at fifty shekels of silver.
• Ezekiel 45:10You must use just balances, a just dry measure (an ephah), and a just liquid measure (a bath).
• Joel 1:17The grains of seed have shriveled beneath their shovels. Storehouses have been decimated and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up.
• Haggai 1:9‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away. Why?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Yea, ten acres - In this verse a reason is rendered why the houses mentioned in the previous verse should become desolate. The reason is, that the land would become sterile and barren, as a divine judgment for their oppression. To what particular time the prophet refers, here, is not apparent. It is certain, however, that the land of Canaan was frequently given up to sterility. The withholding of the early and latter rains, or the neglect of cultivation…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. 10As with drought (Isaiah 5:5–6), the reduction of crops was at times a divine judgment (see Haggai 1:6, 9; 2:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. acres--literally, "yokes"; as much as one yoke of oxen could plow in a day. one--only. bath--of wine; seven and a half gallons. homer ... ephah--Eight bushels of seed would yield only three pecks of produce (Eze 45:11). The ephah and bath, one-tenth of an homer.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 5:10

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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