Verse 16

Isaiah 5:16

Bible in Basic English

16 But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God (Elohim) is seen to be holy in righteousness.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּגְבַּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ/הָ/אֵל֙ הַ/קָּד֔וֹשׁ נִקְדָּ֖שׁ בִּ/צְדָקָֽה
English Translation
And the Lord of Hosts was exalted in judgment, and the Holy God was sanctified in righteousness.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
1 Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-g... Focus ↗
2 And after working the earth of it with a spade, he took away its stones, and put in it a very specia... Focus ↗
3 And now, you people of Jerusalem and you men of Judah, be the judges between me and my vine-garden. Focus ↗
4 Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, whe... Focus ↗
5 And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, a... Focus ↗
6 And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with... Focus ↗
7 For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plan... Focus ↗
8 Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more l... Focus ↗
9 The Lord of armies has said to me secretly, Truly, numbers of great and fair houses will be waste, w... Focus ↗
10 For ten fields of vines will only give one measure of wine, and a great amount of seed will only giv... Focus ↗
11 Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on... Focus ↗
12 And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought t... Focus ↗
13 For this cause my people are taken away as prisoners into strange countries for need of knowledge: a... Focus ↗
14 For this cause the underworld has made wide its throat, opening its mouth without limit: and her glo... Focus ↗
15 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are... Focus ↗
16 But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God (Elohim) is seen to be holy in righte...
17 Then the lambs will get food as in their grass-lands, and the fat cattle will be feasting in the was... Focus ↗
18 Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox fo... Focus ↗
19 Who say, Let him do his work quickly, let him make it sudden, so that we may see it: let the design... Focus ↗
20 Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark... Focus ↗
21 Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge! Focus ↗
22 Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks! Focus ↗
23 Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the... Focus ↗
24 For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes... Focus ↗
25 For this reason the wrath of the Lord has been burning against his people, and his hand has been str... Focus ↗
26 And he will let a flag be lifted up as a sign to a far-off nation, whistling to them from the ends o... Focus ↗
27 There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping... Focus ↗
28 Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their whe... Focus ↗
29 The sound of their armies will be like the voice of a lion, and their war-cry like the noise of youn... Focus ↗
30 And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes ar... Focus ↗