Isaiah

Isaiah 5:8–9

⁸Woe to you who add house to house

and join field to field

until no place is left

and you live alone in the land.

⁹I heard the LORD of Hosts declare:

“Surely many houses will become desolate,

great mansions left unoccupied.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to you who add	מַגִּיעֵ֥י	mag·gî·‘ê	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5060 touch, reach, strike
house	בַ֙יִת֙	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
to house	בְּבַ֔יִת	bə·ḇa·yiṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and join	יַקְרִ֑יבוּ	yaq·rî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
field	שָׂדֶ֥ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to field	בְשָׂדֶ֖ה	ḇə·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
until	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
no	אֶ֣פֶס	’e·p̄es	Noun - masculine singular construct	H657 the two extremities
place	מָק֔וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and you live	וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	wə·hū·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
alone	לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם	lə·ḇad·də·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H905 separation
in	בְּקֶ֥רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I heard	בְּאָזְנָ֖י	bə·’ā·zə·nāy	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H241 ear
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֑וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
Surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
many	רַבִּים֙	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
houses	בָּתִּ֤ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
will become	יִֽהְי֔וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolate	לְשַׁמָּ֣ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
great mansions	גְּדֹלִ֥ים	gə·ḏō·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
left unoccupied	יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 5:8 Micah 2:2 · Habakkuk 2:9–12 · Jeremiah 22:13–17 · Luke 12:16–24 · 1 Kings 21:16–20

Isaiah 5:9 Matthew 23:38 · Amos 5:11 · Amos 3:7 · Isaiah 22:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.