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Isaiah 5:8

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!
Isaiah 5:8 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

    ASV

  • Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!

    BBE

  • Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!

    DBY

  • Woe to those who join house to house, Who lay field to field, until there is no room, And you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

    WEB

  • Wo `to' those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!

    YLT

  • 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!

    ENG

  • Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

    WBT

  • Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

    BSB

In context

6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

8Woe 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!

9In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

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