8Woe 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!


In Context

5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

8 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!

9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

Isaiah 5:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe 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?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe 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!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe 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!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe 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 midst of the land!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe to those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the middle of the earth!