Isaiah 5:9

In my ears, Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] says: “Surely many houses will be desolate, 2 even great and beautiful, unoccupied. 1

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In The King James Version

In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

In Context

8Woe to those who join house to house, 2 who lay field to field, until there is no room, 2 and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land! 1

10For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath [6 hins; 5.9 gal; 22 L], 2 and a homer [6.33 bushels; 59 gal; 220 L] of seed shall yield an ephah [0.63 bushels; 5.9 gal; 22 L].” 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, 2 but he who hates bribes will live. 1

Isaiah 6:11Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, 1 “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, 2 and houses without man, 2 and the land becomes utterly waste, 2

Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness. The calf will feed there, and there he will lie down, and consume its branches.

Matthew 22:7When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:9-18

Worldly-Mindedness Reproved; The Punishment of the Sensual. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow… Read the whole commentary →

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