10 For (A)ten acres of vineyard will yield only one [a]bath of wine,
And a [b](B)homer of seed will yield only an [c]ephah of grain.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:10 About 6 gallons or 23 liters
  2. Isaiah 5:10 About 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubit meters or more
  3. Isaiah 5:10 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters

10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[a] of wine;
    a homer[b] of seed will yield only an ephah[c] of grain.”(A)

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  1. Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
  2. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
  3. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms

15 You will sow but you will (A)not harvest.
You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And tread out sweet wine, but you will (B)not drink any wine.

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15 You will plant but not harvest;(A)
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(B)

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You have (A)sown much, only to [a]harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for [b]anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:6 Lit bring in
  2. Haggai 1:6 Lit him

You have planted much, but harvested little.(A) You eat, but never have enough.(B) You drink, but never have your fill.(C) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(D) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

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