And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.
Isaiah 5:8 - King James 2000 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may dwell alone in the midst of the earth! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to those who join house to house [and by violently expelling the poorer occupants enclose large acreage] and join field to field until there is no place for others and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! 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! Common English Bible Doom to those who acquire house after house, who annex field to field until there is no more space left and only you live alone in the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you who join house to house, and who combine field to field, even to the limits of the place! Do you intend to live alone in the midst of the earth? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you that join house to house and lay field to field, even to the end of the place: shall you alone dwell in the midst of the earth? |
And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.
There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates bribes shall live.
Son of man, your brethren, even your brethren, the men of your kindred, and all the house of Israel entirely, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for an inheritance.
Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped up the women with child in Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that loads himself with many pledges!
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, neither allow you them that are entering to go in.