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even beautiful mansions will be empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: “Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In mine ears <i>said</i> the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, <i>even</i> great and fair, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In my hearing the LORD of hosts <i>said,</i> “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my ears the LORD of armies <i>has sworn,</i> “Many houses shall certainly become desolate, <i>Even</i> great and fine ones, without occupants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In my ears the LORD of hosts has sworn, &#8220Surely, many houses shall become desolate, Even great and fine ones, without occupants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In my ears the LORD of hosts <i>has sworn,</i> “Surely, many houses shall become desolate, <i>Even</i> great and fine ones, without occupants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In my ears Yahweh of hosts <i>has sworn</i>, “Surely, many houses shall become desolate, <i>Even</i> great and good ones, without inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In my ears the LORD of hosts <i>said,</i> “Be assured that many houses will become desolate, <i>Even</i> great and beautiful ones will be unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Armies say: Indeed, many houses will become desolate, grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Hosts say: Indeed, many houses will become desolate, grand and lovely ones without inhabitants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In mine ears saith Jehovah of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the LORD All-Powerful has made this promise to me: Those large and beautiful homes will be left empty, with no one to take care of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In mine ears saith the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With my own ears I heard the LORD of Armies say, "Many houses will become empty. Large, beautiful houses will be without people to live in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have heard the LORD Almighty say, "All these big, fine houses will be empty ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has declared this so I could hear it: "Surely many houses will become desolate, great and beautiful houses, without occupants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: ?Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD who commands armies told me this: "Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In my ears, the LORD of hosts says: "Surely many houses will be desolate, even great and beautiful, unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In my ears, Yahweh of Armies says: “Surely many houses will be desolate, even great and beautiful, unoccupied. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do many houses not become a desolation by the weapons of YHWH of Hosts? Great and good without inhabitant!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By the weapons of Jehovah of Hosts Do not many houses a desolation become? Great and good without inhabitant!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the ears of Jehovah of armies, If not many houses shall be for desolation, great and good from none dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These things are in my ears, saith the Lord of hosts: Unless many great and fair houses shall become desolate, without an inhabitant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These things are in my ears, says the Lord of hosts. Otherwise, many houses, great and beautiful, will become desolate, without an inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In my hearing the LORD of hosts has sworn: Many houses shall be in ruins, houses large and fine, with nobody living there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth, it has been heard, that many houses shall be desolate, because there will be no one to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In my ear LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts was heard: “Many households shall be a desolation from lack of an inhabitant<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In mine ears said the LORD of hosts: Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, Even great and fair, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/5-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=953" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/5.htm">Woes to the Wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8</span>Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: bə·’ā·zə·nāy (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 1cs) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">I heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts declare:</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">desolate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great mansions</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·w·ḇîm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">left unoccupied.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a></span><br />They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Amos 3:15</a></span><br />I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a></span><br />Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Jeremiah 6:12</a></span><br />Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a></span><br />Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9-10</a></span><br />Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! / You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24</a></span><br />So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Ezekiel 33:27-29</a></span><br />Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague. / I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through. / Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a></span><br />Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">2 Kings 21:13-14</a></span><br />I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. / So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Luke 12:18-20</a></span><br />Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. / Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.</p><p class="hdg">in mine ears, said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Isaiah 22:14</a></b></br> And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></b></br> Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.</p><p class="hdg">of a truth, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a></b></br> Yet the defenced city <i>shall be</i> desolate, <i>and</i> the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a></b></br> To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: <i>for</i> as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Excellent</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-23.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-16.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Large</a> <a href="/john/14-2.htm">Mansions</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-26.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-10.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Unoccupied</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-5.htm">Excellent</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-12.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Large</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Mansions</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Unoccupied</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">His judgments upon covetousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Upon lasciviousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Upon impiety</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">And upon injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">The executioners of God's judgments</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The title "LORD of Hosts" refers to God's sovereignty over the armies of heaven and earth, highlighting His power and authority. This is a common title for God in the Old Testament, underscoring His role as a divine warrior and protector of Israel. The prophet Isaiah is acting as a mouthpiece for God, indicating that the message is not his own but a direct revelation from God.<p><b>Surely many houses will become desolate:</b><br>This prophecy speaks to the impending judgment on the people of Judah and Jerusalem due to their disobedience and social injustices. The desolation of houses signifies the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian invasion and exile, where many homes were indeed left empty as the people were taken captive. The desolation also serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness, where the absence of God's presence leads to emptiness.<p><b>great mansions left unoccupied:</b><br>The mention of "great mansions" indicates that the judgment will affect not only the poor but also the wealthy and powerful. This reflects the biblical theme that God's justice is impartial and that wealth and status do not exempt one from accountability. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, large houses were symbols of prosperity and security, yet they would be abandoned, showing the futility of relying on material wealth. This can be connected to Jesus' teachings in the New Testament, where He warns against storing up treasures on earth (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The unoccupied mansions also foreshadow the ultimate desolation that comes from rejecting God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly armies. It underscores His ability to execute judgment and fulfill His declarations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who received and conveyed God's message. He served as a mouthpiece for divine warnings and promises to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/houses_and_mansions.htm">Houses and Mansions</a></b><br>Symbolic of wealth and prosperity, these structures represent the material success of the people, which is threatened by impending desolation due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>A state of emptiness and abandonment, signifying the consequences of the people's sins and God's judgment upon them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecy, representing the Southern Kingdom of Israel, which was often warned about impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Recognize that God, as the LORD of Hosts, has the authority to judge nations and individuals. His declarations are certain and will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Understand that turning away from God's commands leads to desolation and loss. Material wealth cannot protect against divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Reflect on the need for repentance and returning to God to avoid the consequences of sin. God's warnings are opportunities for change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Acknowledge that earthly possessions are temporary and can be taken away. True security is found in a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god's_prophets.htm">The Importance of Listening to God's Prophets</a></b><br>Value the messages of God's prophets, both in Scripture and through contemporary voices, as they guide us back to God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_true_meaning_of_nativity.htm">What is the true meaning of the Christmas Nativity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_alcohol.htm">What does God's outstretched hand signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_goal_of_righteous_teaching.htm">What does the Lord's zeal mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">In mine ears said the Lord.</span>--The italics show that there is no verb in the Hebrew, the text, if it be correct, giving the emphasis of abruptness; but it is rightly supplied in the Authorised Version. The sentence that follows is one of a righteous retribution: There shall be no profit or permanence in the property thus unjustly gained.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - Either something has fallen out in the first clause of this verse, or there is a most unusual ellipse of the verb "<span class="accented">said"</span> which our translators have supplied, very properly. There seems to be nothing emphatic in the words, "on mine ears" (<span class="accented">see</span> <a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Isaiah 22:14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Ezekiel 9:1, 5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Ezekiel 10:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Many houses shall be desolate.</span> The greed of adding house to house will be punished by the death of those who have so sinned, and the extinction of their families, either through war, or through a more direct divine judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/5-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I heard</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָזְנָ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·zə·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts {declare}:</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתִּ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְי֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desolate,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great mansions</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left unoccupied.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:9 In my ears Yahweh of Armies says: (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 5:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 5:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 5:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>