Verse 21
Isaiah 5:21
New Living Translation
21
What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes<br>and think themselves so clever.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
ה֖וֹי חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּ/עֵֽינֵי/הֶ֑ם וְ/נֶ֥גֶד פְּנֵי/הֶ֖ם נְבֹנִֽים
English Translation
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Now I will sing for the one I love<br>a song about his vineyard:<br>My beloved had a vineyard<br>on...
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He plowed the land, cleared its stones,<br>and planted it with the best vines.<br>In the middle he b...
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3
Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah,<br>you judge between me and my vineyard.<br>
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4
What more could I have done for my vineyard<br>that I have not already done?<br>When I expected swee...
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5
Now let me tell you<br>what I will do to my vineyard:<br>I will tear down its hedges<br>and let it b...
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6
I will make it a wild place<br>where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed,<br>a place...
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7
The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<br>The people of Judah are his...
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8
What sorrow for you who buy up house after house and field after field,<br>until everyone is evicted...
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9
But I have heard the LORD of Heaven’s Armies<br>swear a solemn oath:<br>“Many houses will stand dese...
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10
Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine.<br>Ten baskets of seed will yield o...
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11
What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning<br>looking for a drink of alcohol<br>and spend...
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12
They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties —<br>lyre and harp, tambourine and flute —...
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13
So my people will go into exile far away<br>because they do not know me.<br>Those who are great and...
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14
The grave is licking its lips in anticipation,<br>opening its mouth wide.<br>The great and the lowly...
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15
Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down;<br>even the arrogant will lower their eyes in h...
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16
But the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice.<br>The holiness of God (Elohim) will...
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17
In that day lambs will find good pastures,<br>and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the...
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18
What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them<br>with ropes made of lies,<br>who drag wicked...
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19
They even mock God (Elohim) and say,<br>“Hurry up and do something!<br>We want to see what you can d...
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20
What sorrow for those who say<br>that evil is good and good is evil,<br>that dark is light and light...
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21
What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes<br>and think themselves so clever.<br>
22
What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine<br>and boast about all the alcohol they can ho...
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23
They take bribes to let the wicked go free,<br>and they punish the innocent.<br>
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24
Therefore, just as fire licks up stubble<br>and dry grass shrivels in the flame,<br>so their roots w...
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25
That is why the LORD’s anger burns against his people,<br>and why he has raised his fist to crush th...
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26
He will send a signal to distant nations far away<br>and whistle to those at the ends of the earth.<...
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27
They will not get tired or stumble.<br>They will not stop for rest or sleep.<br>Not a belt will be l...
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28
Their arrows will be sharp<br>and their bows ready for battle.<br>Sparks will fly from their horses’...
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29
They will roar like lions,<br>like the strongest of lions.<br>Growling, they will pounce on their vi...
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30
They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction<br>like the roaring of the sea.<br>If s...
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