Isaiah 5:8-9

New International Version

Woes and Judgments

⁸Woe^(A) to you who add house to house
and join field to field^(B)
till no space is left
and you live alone in the land.

⁹The Lord Almighty^(C) has declared in my hearing:^(D)

“Surely the great houses will become desolate,^(E)
the fine mansions left without occupants.

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Isaiah 5:8-9

English Standard Version

Woe to the Wicked

⁸Woe to those who ^(A)join house to house,
    who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
    and you are made to dwell alone
    in the midst of the land.
⁹The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:
^(B)“Surely many houses shall be desolate,
    large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.