The Meaning of Isaiah 5:8 Explained

Isaiah 5:8

KJV: Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

YLT: Woe to those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!

Darby: Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!

ASV: Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

Discover Isaiah 5:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 5:8?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 5:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 5:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 5:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Woe  unto them that join  house  to house,  [that] lay  field  to field,  till [there be] no  place,  that they may be placed  alone in the midst  of the earth! 

What does Isaiah 5:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 5:1-17 - A Disappointing Harvest
In a picture of great beauty, Isaiah describes a vineyard situated on one of the sunny heights visible from Jerusalem. Every care which an experienced vine-dresser could devise had been expended on it, but in vain. The vine-dresser himself is introduced, demanding if more could have been done. When God selects a nation, a church, or an individual for high and holy work in the world and expends care and pains on the preparation of the instrument, and His plans miscarry through no failure on His part but through the obstinancy or obtuseness of the human soul, the measure of what might have been is the gauge of its doom. The worst weeds grow on the richest soil. This picture is the counterpart of Paul's dread of being a castaway, 1 Corinthians 9:27.
The six woes which follow, arising from drunkenness and avarice remind us of sorrows that menace the selfish heart. How different such a lot to the blessedness of the humblest soul that possesses God and is possessed by Him! "Evil shall slay the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned. Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be condemned," Psalms 34:21-22. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 5

1  Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment
8  His judgments upon covetousness
11  Upon lasciviousness
13  Upon impiety
20  And upon injustice
26  The executioners of God's judgments

What do the individual words in Isaiah 5:8 mean?

Woe to those who join house to house field to field they add Till [there is] no place and where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land
ה֗וֹי מַגִּיעֵ֥י בַ֙יִת֙ בְּבַ֔יִת שָׂדֶ֥ה בְשָׂדֶ֖ה יַקְרִ֑יבוּ עַ֚ד אֶ֣פֶס מָק֔וֹם וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם בְּקֶ֥רֶב ! הָאָֽרֶץ

ה֗וֹי  Woe 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הֹוי  
Sense: ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!.
מַגִּיעֵ֥י  to  those  who  join 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בַ֙יִת֙  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּבַ֔יִת  to  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
שָׂדֶ֥ה  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
בְשָׂדֶ֖ה  to  field 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
יַקְרִ֑יבוּ  they  add 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
עַ֚ד  Till 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אֶ֣פֶס  [there  is]  no 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶפֶס 
Sense: ceasing, end, finality.
מָק֔וֹם  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם  and  where  they  may  dwell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם  alone 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
בְּקֶ֥רֶב  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
! הָאָֽרֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

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