I will lay it (A)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (B)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [b]a cry for help.

Impending Judgment on Excesses

Woe to those who [c]join (C)house to house;
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:6 hoed
  2. Isaiah 5:7 wailing
  3. Isaiah 5:8 Accumulate houses

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