10 For ten acres of vines shall yield one [a]bath, and the seed of an [b]homer shall yield an [c]ephah.

11 ¶ Woe unto them, that [d]rise up early to follow drunkenness, and to them that continue until [e]night, till the wine do inflame them,

12 And the harp and viol, timbrel and pipe, and wine are in their feasts: but they regard not the [f]work of the Lord, neither consider the work of his hands.

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  1. Isaiah 5:10 Which containeth about ten pottels: so that every acre should but yield one pottel.
  2. Isaiah 5:10 Which containeth an hundred pottels.
  3. Isaiah 5:10 An Ephah containeth ten pottels and is in dry things as much as Bath is in liquors.
  4. Isaiah 5:11 That spare no pain nor diligence to follow their lusts.
  5. Isaiah 5:11 Which are never weary of their rioting and excessive pleasures, but use all means to provoke to the same.
  6. Isaiah 5:12 They regard not the provident care of God over them, nor for what end he hath created them.

10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[a] of wine;
    a homer[b] of seed will yield only an ephah[c] of grain.”(A)

11 Woe(B) to those who rise early in the morning
    to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
    till they are inflamed with wine.(C)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
    pipes(D) and timbrels(E) and wine,
but they have no regard(F) for the deeds of the Lord,
    no respect for the work of his hands.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
  2. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
  3. Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms