5:8 Those who accumulate houses are as good as dead, ¹ 

those who also accumulate landed property ² 

until there is no land left, ³ 

and you are the only landowners remaining within the land. ⁴ 

5:9 The Lord who commands armies told me this: ⁵ 

“Many houses will certainly become desolate,

large, impressive houses will have no one living in them. ⁶ 

5:10 Indeed, a large vineyard ⁷  will produce just a few gallons, ⁸ 

and enough seed to yield several bushels ⁹  will produce less than a bushel.” ¹⁰ 

5:11 Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, ¹¹ 

those who keep drinking long after dark

until they are intoxicated with wine. ¹² 

5:12 They have stringed instruments, ¹³  tambourines, flutes,

and wine at their parties.

So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing,

they do not perceive what he is bringing about. ¹⁴ 

5:13 Therefore my ¹⁵  people will be deported ¹⁶ 

because of their lack of understanding.

Their ¹⁷  leaders will have nothing to eat, ¹⁸ 

their ¹⁹  masses will have nothing to drink. ²⁰ 

5:14 So Death ²¹  will open up its throat,

and open wide its mouth; ²² 

Zion’s dignitaries and masses will descend into it,

including those who revel and celebrate within her. ²³ 

5:15 Men will be humiliated,

they will be brought low;

the proud will be brought low. ²⁴ 

5:16 The Lord who commands armies will be exalted ²⁵  when he punishes, ²⁶ 

the sovereign God’s authority will be recognized when he judges. ²⁷ 

5:17 Lambs ²⁸  will graze as if in their pastures,

amid the ruins the rich sojourners will graze. ²⁹ 

5:18 Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, ³⁰ 

who pull sin as with cart ropes. ³¹ 

5:19 They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, ³² 

so we can see;

let the plan of the Holy One of Israel ³³  take shape ³⁴  and come to pass,

then we will know it!”

5:20 Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, ³⁵ 

who turn darkness into light and light into darkness,

who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter. ³⁶ 

5:21 Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, ³⁷ 

those who think they possess understanding. ³⁸ 

5:22 Those who are champions ³⁹  at drinking wine are as good as dead, ⁴⁰ 

who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

5:23 They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff,

they ignore the just cause of the innocent. ⁴¹ 

10:1 This is the account ¹  of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons ²  were born ³  to them after the flood.

28:1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman! ¹ 

29:15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you work ¹  for me for nothing because you are my relative? ²  Tell me what your wages should be.”

30:1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she ¹  became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children ²  or I’ll die!”

31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, ¹  “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich ²  at our father’s expense!” ³ 

33:1 Jacob looked up ¹  and saw that Esau was coming ²  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.