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 Living Translation (NLT)Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.”

Context of Isaiah 5:10

8Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land! 9In my hearing the Lord of hosts said, “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant. For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.” 11Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them! 12The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands.

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 dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
• Ezekiel 45:10“You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.
• Joel 1:17The seed shrivels under the clods, Storehouses are in shambles; Barns are broken down, For the grain has withered.
• Haggai 1:9“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to 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