7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are the garden of his delight.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress. |
8 Woe to you who add house to house
and join field to field |
9 The LORD Almighty has declared in my hearing: |
10 A ten-acre1 5:10 Hebrew ten-yoke , that is, the land plowed by 10 yoke of oxen in one day vineyard will produce only a bath2 5:10 That is, probably about 6 gallons (about 22 liters) of wine,
a homer3 5:10 That is, probably about 6 bushels (about 220 liters) of seed only an ephah4 5:10 That is, probably about 3/5 bushel (about 22 liters) of grain." |
11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning
to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
till they are inflamed with wine. |
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
tambourines and flutes and wine,
but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD ,
no respect for the work of his hands. |
13 Therefore my people will go into exile
for lack of understanding;
their men of rank will die of hunger
and their masses will be parched with thirst. |
14 Therefore the grave5 5:14 Hebrew Sheol enlarges its appetite
and opens its mouth without limit;
into it will descend their nobles and masses
with all their brawlers and revelers. |
15 So man will be brought low
and mankind humbled,
the eyes of the arrogant humbled. |
16 But the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice,
and the holy God will show himself holy by his righteousness. |
