Verse 29
Isaiah 5:29
Free Bible Version
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At that time they will roar over their prey like the roaring of the sea. Anyone who looks out over the land will see only darkness and distress—even the sunlight will be darkened by clouds.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁאָגָ֥ה ל֖/וֹ כַּ/לָּבִ֑יא ו/שאג יִשְׁאַ֨ג כַּ/כְּפִירִ֤ים וְ/יִנְהֹם֙ וְ/יֹאחֵ֣ז טֶ֔רֶף וְ/יַפְלִ֖יט וְ/אֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל
English Translation
The lion roars like a lion, and a young lion growls, and it seizes prey and tears apart, and there is no deliverer.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Let me sing a song for my love, about his vineyard. My love owned a vineyard on a productive hill.
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He dug it over, cleared the ground of stones, and planted it with the very best vines. In the middle...
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3
“Now, you people who live in Jerusalem and Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.
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4
What more could I have done for my vineyard than I've already done? When I looked for sweet grapes,...
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5
So let me tell you what I'm going to do to my vineyard. I'll remove its hedge, and it will be destro...
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I'll turn it into a wasteland. It won't be pruned or weeded—it will be overgrown with brambles and t...
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7
Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty, and the people of Judah are the plants in his garden th...
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8
Tragedy is coming to you who buy house upon house and field upon field, joining them all together un...
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9
I heard the Lord Almighty declare: You can be sure that many houses are destined to become ruins, an...
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10
Ten acres of vineyard will only produce six gallons of wine, and a measure of seed only a tenth of t...
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11
Tragedy is coming to you who get up early in the morning wanting a drink, and who stay up late drink...
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12
At their feasts you have lyres and harps, tambourines and flutes, and wine, but you don't ever consi...
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13
As a result my people will be exiled for their lack of understanding. Their honored leaders will sta...
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14
The grave's appetite increases, its mouth opens wide, and Jerusalem's nobility and the masses will g...
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15
Everyone will be brought down, everyone will be humbled; the proud will lower their eyes in humiliat...
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16
But the Lord Almighty will be vindicated because he does what is right; the holy God (Elohim) will b...
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17
Lambs will graze as in their own pasture; fattened livestock and goats will feed among the ruins of...
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18
Tragedy is coming to you who drag along your sins behind you with cords made of lies, pulling with r...
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19
You are among the people who say, “God (Elohim) should hurry up! Why doesn't God (Elohim) get a move...
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20
Tragedy is coming to you who say evil is good, and good is evil; who turn darkness into light and li...
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21
Tragedy is coming to you who are wine-drinking champions, and experts at mixing alcoholic drinks;
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you who set the guilty free for a bribe, and yet deny justice to the innocent.
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23
In the same way fire burns up stubble and dry grass falls down in the flames, so their roots will de...
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24
That's why the Lord burns with anger against his people. He has lifted up his hand and hit them, sha...
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25
He will send a signal to the distant nations, and will whistle for those living at the ends of the e...
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26
None of them gets tired or stumbles; none of them rests or sleeps. No belt comes loose, and no sanda...
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27
Their arrows are already sharpened, and all their bows have been strung. The hooves of their horses...
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28
They roar like lions, like young lions. They growl, and pounce on their prey. They drag it off so it...
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29
At that time they will roar over their prey like the roaring of the sea. Anyone who looks out over t...