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Woeהוֹיto those who joinמַגִּיעֵיhouseבַיִתto house,בְּבַיִתfieldשָׂדֶהto fieldבְשָׂדֶהthey bring near,יַקְרִיבוּuntilעַדthere is noאֶפֶסroom,מָקוֹםand you are made to dwellוְהוּשַׁבְתֶּםaloneלְבַדְּכֶםin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the land!הָאָרֶץ
Isaiah 5:8
Study it in the app“Woe to those who join house to house, field to field they bring near, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 5:8, word by word
- Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to those who joinמַגִּיעֵיmagie
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “magie” appears- houseבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears- fieldשָׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- they bring nearיַקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- there is noאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- roomמָקוֹםmakom
room
Free room to fit in, a spot with enough space.
Where else “makom” appears- and you are made to dwellהוּשַׁבְתֶּםhushavtem
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “hushavtem” appears- aloneבַדְּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
7For the vineyard of YHWH Tsevaot is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the planting of his delight; and he waited for justice, but look, bloodshed; for righteousness, but look, an outcry.
8 · This verse (above)
9In my ears said YHWH Tsevaot: Surely many houses will become a desolation, great and fine, without inhabitant.