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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.
10 For ten acres of vineyard will produce only one bath,[a]
    and one omer[b] of seed[c] will produce only one ephah.”[d]

Judgment on Alcoholics

11 “How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn
    in order to grab[e] a stiff drink,
for those who stay up late at night
    as wine inflames them!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:10 I.e. about six gallons
  2. Isaiah 5:10 I.e. about ten bushels
  3. Isaiah 5:10 1QIsaa MT lack of seed
  4. Isaiah 5:10 I.e. about one tenth of what was sown
  5. Isaiah 5:11 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX may run after

The Lord Almighty(A) has declared in my hearing:(B)

“Surely the great houses will become desolate,(C)
    the fine mansions left without occupants.
10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[a] of wine;
    a homer[b] of seed will yield only an ephah[c] of grain.”(D)

11 Woe(E) to those who rise early in the morning
    to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
    till they are inflamed with wine.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
  2. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
  3. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms