Isaiah 5:9

"Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land!"

Key Reflection

This verse warns against greedily expanding one's property at the expense of others, leading to a spiritual desolation where true community and mercy are absent. In doing so, individuals isolate themselves, even in the midst of abundance, missing out on God's intended blessings for mutual support and prosperity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

In mine ears -This probably refers to the prophet. As if he had said, ‘God has revealed it to me,’ or ‘God has said in my ears,’ i. e, to me. The Septuagint reads it, ‘These things are heard in the ears of the Lord of hosts,’ that is, the wishes” of the man of avarice. The Chaldee, ‘The prophet said, In my ears I have heard; a decree has gone from the Lord of hosts,’ etc. Many houses shall be desolate -Referring to the calamities that should come upon the nation for its crimes.

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