Isaiah 5 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 6

¹In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.

KJVIn the year^H8141 that king^H4428 Uzziah^H5818 died^H4194 I saw^H7200^(H8799) also^H853 the Lord^H136 sitting^H3427^(H8802) upon a throne^H3678, high^H7311^(H8802) and lifted up^H5375^(H8737), and his train^H7757 filled^H4392^H853 the temple^H1964.

² Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.

KJVAbove^H4605 it stood^H5975^(H8802) the seraphims^H8314: each one^H259 had six^H8337 wings^H3671; with twain^H8147 he covered^H3680^(H8762) his face^H6440, and with twain^H8147 he covered^H3680^(H8762) his feet^H7272, and with twain^H8147 he did fly^H5774^(H8787).

³ One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”

KJVAnd one cried^H7121^(H8804) unto another, and said^H559^(H8804), Holy^H6918, holy^H6918, holy^H6918, is the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635: the whole earth^H776 is full^H4393 of his glory^H3519.

⁴ The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

KJVAnd the posts^H520 of the door^H5592 moved^H5128^(H8799) at the voice^H6963 of him that cried^H7121^(H8802), and the house^H1004 was filled^H4390^(H8735) with smoke^H6227.

⁵ Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, Woe^H188 is me! for I am undone^H1820^(H8738); because I am a man^H376 of unclean^H2931 lips^H8193, and I dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the midst^H8432 of a people^H5971 of unclean^H2931 lips^H8193: for mine eyes^H5869 have seen^H7200^(H8804) the King^H4428, the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635.

⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.

KJVThen flew^H5774^(H8799) one^H259 of the seraphims^H8314 unto me, having a live coal^H7531 in his hand^H3027, which he had taken^H3947^(H8804) with the tongs^H4457 from off the altar^H4196:

⁷ He touched my mouth with it, and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.”

KJVAnd he laid^H5060^(H8686) it upon my mouth^H6310, and said^H559^(H8799), Lo, this hath touched^H5060^(H8804) thy lips^H8193; and thine iniquity^H5771 is taken away^H5493^(H8804), and thy sin^H2403 purged^H3722^(H8792).

⁸ I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

KJVAlso I heard^H8085^(H8799) the voice^H6963 of the Lord^H136, saying^H559^(H8802), Whom shall I send^H7971^(H8799), and who will go^H3212^(H8799) for us? Then said^H559^(H8799) I, Here am I; send^H7971^(H8798) me.

⁹ He said, “Go, and tell this people, ‘You hear indeed, but don’t understand. You see indeed, but don’t perceive.’

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Go^H3212^(H8798), and tell^H559^(H8804) this people^H5971, Hear^H8085^(H8798) ye indeed^H8085^(H8800), but understand^H995^(H8799) not; and see^H7200^(H8798) ye indeed^H7200^(H8800), but perceive^H3045^(H8799) not.

¹⁰ Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

KJVMake the heart^H3820 of this people^H5971 fat^H8080^(H8685), and make their ears^H241 heavy^H3513^(H8685), and shut^H8173^(H8685) their eyes^H5869; lest they see^H7200^(H8799) with their eyes^H5869, and hear^H8085^(H8799) with their ears^H241, and understand^H995^(H8799) with their heart^H3824, and convert^H7725^(H8802), and be healed^H7495^(H8804).

¹¹ Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, houses without man, the land becomes utterly waste,

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) I, Lord^H136, how long? And he answered^H559^(H8799), Until the cities^H5892 be wasted^H7582^(H8804) without inhabitant^H3427^(H8802), and the houses^H1004 without man^H120, and the land^H127 be utterly^H8077 desolate^H7582^(H8735),

¹² and Yahweh has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many within the land.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 have removed^H7368 men^H120 far away^H7368^(H8765), and there be a great^H7227 forsaking^H5805 in the midst^H7130 of the land^H776.

¹³ If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed, as a terebinth, and as an oak whose stump remains when they are cut down, so the holy seed is its stump.”

KJVBut yet in it shall be a tenth^H6224, and it shall return^H7725^(H8804), and shall be eaten^H1197^(H8763): as a teil tree^H424, and as an oak^H437, whose substance^H4678 is in them, when they cast^H7995 their leaves: so the holy^H6944 seed^H2233 shall be the substance^H4678 thereof.

WEB·Isaiah 5

¹Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

KJVNow will I sing^H7891^(H8799) to my wellbeloved^H3039 a song^H7892 of my beloved^H1730 touching his vineyard^H3754. My wellbeloved^H3039 hath a vineyard^H3754 in a very fruitful^H1121^H8081 hill^H7161:

² He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in the middle of it, and also cut out a wine press in it. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

KJVAnd he fenced^H5823^(H8762) it, and gathered out the stones^H5619^(H8762) thereof, and planted^H5193^(H8799) it with the choicest vine^H8321, and built^H1129^(H8799) a tower^H4026 in the midst^H8432 of it, and also made^H2672^(H8804) a winepress^H3342 therein: and he looked^H6960^(H8762) that it should bring forth^H6213^(H8800) grapes^H6025, and it brought forth^H6213^(H8799) wild grapes^H891.

³ “Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.

KJVAnd now, O inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Jerusalem^H3389, and men^H376 of Judah^H3063, judge^H8199^(H8798), I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard^H3754.

⁴ What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to yield grapes, did it yield wild grapes?

KJVWhat could have been done^H6213^(H8800) more to my vineyard^H3754, that I have not done^H6213^(H8804) in it? wherefore^H4069, when I looked^H6960^(H8765) that it should bring forth^H6213^(H8800) grapes^H6025, brought it forth^H6213^(H8799) wild grapes^H891?

⁵ Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away its hedge, and it will be eaten up. I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled down.

KJVAnd now go to; I will tell^H3045^(H8686) you what I will do^H6213^(H8802) to my vineyard^H3754: I will take away^H5493^(H8687) the hedge^H4881 thereof, and it shall be eaten up^H1197^(H8763); and break down^H6555^(H8800) the wall^H1447 thereof, and it shall be trodden down^H4823:

⁶ I will lay it a wasteland. It won’t be pruned or hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.”

KJVAnd I will lay^H7896^(H8799) it waste^H1326: it shall not be pruned^H2168^(H8735), nor digged^H5737^(H8735); but there shall come up^H5927^(H8804) briers^H8068 and thorns^H7898: I will also command^H6680^(H8762) the clouds^H5645 that they rain^H4305^(H8687) no rain^H4306 upon it.

⁷ For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression, for righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

KJVFor the vineyard^H3754 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 is the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, and the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 his pleasant^H8191 plant^H5194: and he looked^H6960^(H8762) for judgment^H4941, but behold oppression^H4939; for righteousness^H6666, but behold a cry^H6818.

⁸ 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!

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that join^H5060^(H8688) house^H1004 to house^H1004, that lay^H7126^(H8686) field^H7704 to field^H7704, till there be no^H657 place^H4725, that they may be placed^H3427^(H8717) alone in the midst^H7130 of the earth^H776!

⁹ In my ears, Yahweh of Armies says: “Surely many houses will be desolate, even great and beautiful, unoccupied.

KJVIn mine ears^H241 said the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, Of a truth^H3808 many^H7227 houses^H1004 shall be desolate^H8047, even great^H1419 and fair^H2896, without inhabitant^H3427^(H8802).

¹⁰ For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah.”

KJVYea^H3588, ten^H6235 acres^H6776 of vineyard^H3754 shall yield^H6213^(H8799) one^H259 bath^H1324, and the seed^H2233 of an homer^H2563 shall yield^H6213^(H8799) an ephah^H374.

¹¹ Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that rise up early^H7925^(H8688) in the morning^H1242, that they may follow^H7291^(H8799) strong drink^H7941; that continue^H309^(H8764) until night^H5399, till wine^H3196 inflame^H1814^(H8686) them!

¹² The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.

KJVAnd the harp^H3658, and the viol^H5035, the tabret^H8596, and pipe^H2485, and wine^H3196, are in their feasts^H4960: but they regard^H5027^(H8686) not the work^H6467 of the LORD^H3068, neither consider^H7200^(H8804) the operation^H4639 of his hands^H3027.

¹³ Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

KJVTherefore my people^H5971 are gone into captivity^H1540^(H8804), because they have no knowledge^H1847: and their honourable^H3519 men^H4962 are famished^H7458, and their multitude^H1995 dried up^H6704 with thirst^H6772.

¹⁴ Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.

KJVTherefore hell^H7585 hath enlarged^H7337^(H8689) herself^H5315, and opened^H6473^(H8804) her mouth^H6310 without measure^H2706: and their glory^H1926, and their multitude^H1995, and their pomp^H7588, and he that rejoiceth^H5938, shall descend^H3381^(H8804) into it.

¹⁵ So man is brought low, mankind is humbled, and the eyes of the arrogant ones are humbled;

KJVAnd the mean man^H120 shall be brought down^H7817^(H8735), and the mighty man^H376 shall be humbled^H8213^(H8799), and the eyes^H5869 of the lofty^H1364 shall be humbled^H8213^(H8799):

¹⁶ but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

KJVBut the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 shall be exalted^H1361^(H8799) in judgment^H4941, and God^H410 that is holy^H6918 shall be sanctified^H6942^(H8738) in righteousness^H6666.

¹⁷ Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.

KJVThen shall the lambs^H3532 feed^H7462^(H8804) after their manner^H1699, and the waste places^H2723 of the fat ones^H4220 shall strangers^H1481^(H8802) eat^H398^(H8799).

¹⁸ Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope,

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that draw^H4900^(H8802) iniquity^H5771 with cords^H2256 of vanity^H7723, and sin^H2403 as it were with a cart^H5699 rope^H5688:

¹⁹ who say, “Let him make haste, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!”

KJVThat say^H559^(H8802), Let him make speed^H4116^(H8762), and hasten^H2363^(H8686) his work^H4639, that we may see^H7200^(H8799) it: and let the counsel^H6098 of the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478 draw nigh^H7126^(H8799) and come^H935^(H8799), that we may know^H3045^(H8799) it!

²⁰ Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that call^H559^(H8802) evil^H7451 good^H2896, and good^H2896 evil^H7451; that put^H7760^(H8802) darkness^H2822 for light^H216, and light^H216 for darkness^H2822; that put^H7760^(H8802) bitter^H4751 for sweet^H4966, and sweet^H4966 for bitter^H4751!

²¹ Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that are wise^H2450 in their own eyes^H5869, and prudent^H995^(H8737) in their own sight^H6440!

²² Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that are mighty^H1368 to drink^H8354^(H8800) wine^H3196, and men^H582 of strength^H2428 to mingle^H4537^(H8800) strong drink^H7941:

²³ who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

KJVWhich justify^H6663^(H8688) the wicked^H7563 for^H6118 reward^H7810, and take away^H5493^(H8686) the righteousness^H6666 of the righteous^H6662 from him!

²⁴ Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Armies, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

KJVTherefore as the fire^H784 devoureth^H398^(H8800) the stubble^H7179, and the flame^H3956^H3852 consumeth^H7503^(H8799) the chaff^H2842, so their root^H8328 shall be as rottenness^H4716, and their blossom^H6525 shall go up^H5927^(H8799) as dust^H80: because they have cast away^H3988^(H8804) the law^H8451 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, and despised^H5006^(H8765) the word^H565 of the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478.

²⁵ Therefore Yahweh’s anger burns against his people, and he has stretched out his hand against them and has struck them. The mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the middle of the streets. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is still stretched out.

KJVTherefore is the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 kindled^H2734^(H8804) against his people^H5971, and he hath stretched forth^H5186^(H8799) his hand^H3027 against them, and hath smitten^H5221^(H8686) them: and the hills^H2022 did tremble^H7264^(H8799), and their carcases^H5038 were torn^H5478 in the midst^H7130 of the streets^H2351. For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away^H7725^(H8804), but his hand^H3027 is stretched out^H5186^(H8803) still.

²⁶ He will lift up a banner to the nations from far away, and he will whistle for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.

KJVAnd he will lift up^H5375^(H8804) an ensign^H5251 to the nations^H1471 from far^H7350, and will hiss^H8319^(H8804) unto them from the end^H7097 of the earth^H776: and, behold, they shall come^H935^(H8799) with speed^H4120 swiftly^H7031:

²⁷ No one shall be weary nor stumble among them; no one shall slumber nor sleep, neither shall the belt of their waist be untied, nor the strap of their sandals be broken,

KJVNone shall be weary^H5889 nor stumble^H3782^(H8802) among them; none shall slumber^H5123^(H8799) nor sleep^H3462^(H8799); neither shall the girdle^H232 of their loins^H2504 be loosed^H6605^(H8738), nor the latchet^H8288 of their shoes^H5275 be broken^H5423^(H8738):

²⁸ whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

KJVWhose arrows^H2671 are sharp^H8150^(H8802), and all their bows^H7198 bent^H1869^(H8803), their horses^H5483' hoofs^H6541 shall be counted^H2803^(H8738) like flint^H6862, and their wheels^H1534 like a whirlwind^H5492:

²⁹ Their roaring will be like a lioness. They will roar like young lions. Yes, they shall roar, and seize their prey and carry it off, and there will be no one to deliver.

KJVTheir roaring^H7581 shall be like a lion^H3833, they shall roar^H7580^(H8799)^(H8675)^H7580^(H8804) like young lions^H3715: yea, they shall roar^H5098^(H8799), and lay hold^H270^(H8799) of the prey^H2964, and shall carry it away safe^H6403^(H8686), and none shall deliver^H5337^(H8688) it.

³⁰ They will roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress. The light is darkened in its clouds.

KJVAnd in that day^H3117 they shall roar^H5098^(H8799) against them like the roaring^H5100 of the sea^H3220: and if one look^H5027^(H8765) unto the land^H776, behold darkness^H2822 and sorrow^H6862, and the light^H216 is darkened^H2821^(H8804) in the heavens^H6183 thereof.

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