For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.
KJV
Isaiah 5:9
In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
Parallel Translations
For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.
In my ears, Yahweh of Armies says: “Surely many houses will be desolate, even great and beautiful, unoccupied.
Cross References
Matthew 23:38Amos 5:11Isaiah 22:14Amos 3:7Matthew 22:7Isaiah 6:11–12Amos 6:11Isaiah 27:10Isaiah 5:62 Chronicles 36:21
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