The whole lampstand, with the flowers and branches, was made from pure gold. All this gold was hammered and joined together into one piece.
Isaiah 5:10 - Easy To Read Version At that time, a ten-acre field of grapes will make only a little wine. {\cf2\super [50]} And many sacks of seed will grow only a little grain. {\cf2\super [51]} ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For ten acres of vineyard shall yield only about eight gallons, and ten bushels of seed will produce but one bushel. American Standard Version (1901) For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah. Common English Bible Ten acres of vineyard will produce just one bath, and a homer of seed will produce only an ephah. Catholic Public Domain Version Then ten acres of vineyard will produce one small bottle of wine, and thirty measures of seed will produce three measures of grain. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure: and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels. |
The whole lampstand, with the flowers and branches, was made from pure gold. All this gold was hammered and joined together into one piece.
Cry for the land of my people. Cry because only thorns and weeds will grow there. Cry for the city and for all the houses that were once filled with joy.
In this land, there are now fields that have 1,000 grapevines. Each grapevine is worth 1,000 pieces of silver. But these fields will become full of weeds and thorns.
Joy and happiness are gone\par from the large vineyards {\cf2\super [386]} of Moab.\par I stopped the flow of wine\par from the winepresses. {\cf2\super [387]} \par There is no singing and dancing\par from people walking on the grapes\par to make wine.\par There are no shouts of joy.\par
\{We planted seeds,\} but the seeds became dry and dead lying in the soil. Our plants are dry and dead. Our barns are empty and falling down.
I will give you a share of the grain {left in that city}. {But there will be very little food to eat.} Ten women will be able to cook all their bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread. You will eat, but you will still be hungry!
“If a person dedicates part of his fields to the Lord, the value of those fields will depend on how much seed is needed to plant it. It will be 50 shekels [460] of silver for each homer [461] of barley seed.
You have planted many seeds, but you have gathered only a few crops. You have food to eat, but not enough to get full. You have something to drink, but not enough to get drunk. You have some clothes to wear, but not enough to keep warm. You earn a little money, but \{you don’t know where it all goes\}. It’s like there is a hole in your pocket!’ {\cf2\super [2]} ”
People wanted 20 measures of grain, but there were only 10 measures of grain in the pile. People wanted to get 50 jars of wine from the wine vat, but there were only 20!
“Your fields will produce plenty of grain. But your harvest will be small. Why? Because the locusts [184] will eat your harvest.
You will plant fields of grapes and work hard in them. But you will not gather the grapes or drink the wine from them. Why? Because the worms will eat them.