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10 For (A)ten [a]acres of vineyard will yield only one [b]bath of wine,
And a [c](B)homer of seed will yield but an [d]ephah of grain.”

11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue (C)strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
12 And their banquets are accompanied by lyre and (D)harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;
But they (E)do not look upon the deeds of Yahweh,
Nor do they see the work of His hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:10 One acre is what oxen could plow in one day
  2. Isaiah 5:10 A bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
  3. Isaiah 5:10 A homer was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
  4. Isaiah 5:10 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l