Isaiah

Isaiah 5:9–10

⁹I heard the LORD of Hosts declare:

“Surely many houses will become desolate,

great mansions left unoccupied.

¹⁰For ten acres of vineyard

will yield but a bath of wine,^a

and a homer of seed

only an ephah of grain.^b”

Footnotes

a 5:10 Literally ten yoke of vineyard will yield a bath; that is, the area ten yoke of oxen can plow in a day will yield approximately 5.8 gallons or 22 liters of wine.
b 5:10 Literally and a homer of seed will yield an ephah; that is, a homer of seed (approximately 6.24 bushels or 220 liters) will yield a tenth of its weight in grain.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
ten	עֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙	‘ă·śe·reṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H6235 ten
acres	צִמְדֵּי־	ṣim·dê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6776 couple, pair
of vineyard	כֶ֔רֶם	ḵe·rem	Noun - masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
will yield	יַעֲשׂ֖וּ	ya·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
a	אֶחָ֑ת	’e·ḥāṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
bath	בַּ֣ת	baṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1324 bath
and a homer	חֹ֖מֶר	ḥō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
of seed	וְזֶ֥רַע	wə·ze·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
an ephah	אֵיפָֽה׃פ	’ê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H374 ephah

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

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

Isaiah 5:10 Leviticus 26:26 · Haggai 2:16 · Haggai 1:6 · Haggai 1:9–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.