Isaiah · יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

Isaiah 5:8

ה֗וֹי מַגִּיעֵ֥י בַ֙יִת֙ בְּבַ֔יִת שָׂדֶ֥ה בְשָׂדֶ֖ה יַקְרִ֑יבוּ עַ֚ד אֶ֣פֶס מָק֔וֹם וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
hvoy magiyʿey bayit bbayit shadeh bshadeh yaqriybv ʿad ʾepes maqvom vhvshabtem lbadkem bqereb haʾareṣ
King James Version (KJV)

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! {they: Heb. ye}

Modern English

Woe 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 middle of the land!

Read Isaiah 5 in Nevi'im Reader →
← Isaiah 5:7 Isaiah 5 Isaiah 5:9 →