Isaiah 5:7-17

7For the vineyard of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah the planting of His delight. He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed, for righteousness, but behold, a cry!

8Woe to those who join house to house and merge field to field, until there is no room, and you will live alone in the midst of the land!

9In my ears, Adonai-Tzva’ot has said: “Surely many houses will be desolate— even grand and fine ones— with no occupants.”

10Ten acres of vineyard will yield six gallons, and an omer of seed will yield one ephah.

11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning— so they may pursue liquor, who stay up late at night, until wine inflames them!

12Harp and lyre, tambourine and flute, and wine are at their banquets. They do not notice Adonai’s activity nor see the works of His hands.

13“Therefore My people are in captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished and their multitudes parched with thirst.

14Therefore Sheol has enlarged its gullet and opened its measureless mouth— down goes her glory, her tumult, her uproar, and the revelry in her.

15So humanity will be bowed down mankind will be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty humbled.”

16But Adonai-Tzva’ot will be exalted through justice, and the Holy God consecrated through righteousness.

17Then lambs will graze as if in their own pasture, and nomads will eat in the ruins of the wealthy.