Isaiah 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 middle of the land!”
Isaiah 5:8 — World English Bible
Isaiah 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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! ”
Isaiah 5:8 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Woe <FI>to<Fi> 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!”
Isaiah 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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! ”
Isaiah 5:8 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Woe vnto them that ioyne house to house, and laye fielde to fielde, till there bee no place, that ye may be placed by your selues in the mids of the earth.”
Isaiah 5:8 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 5:8 in Context — Isaiah 5
6 And 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.
7 For 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.
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 an homer shall yield an ephah.
What Does Isaiah 5:8 Mean?
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