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Isaiah 5:17

15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
KJV
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
WEB
Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.
ASV
Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.
DARBY
And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
BLB
And the lambs will graze as [in] their pasture, and in the waste places of the fat ones, sojourners will eat.
ÅB
Og lam skal beite der som på sin egen mark, og de rikes[^3] jord legges øde og fortæres av fremmede.
OTB
Da skal lammene beite som i sin egen eng, og fremmede skal ete blant ruinene av de rike.
B1930
Og lam skal beite der som på sin egen mark, og de rikes jord legges øde og fortæres av fremmede. / < d.e. de ugudelige rikmenns; JES 5, 8. 9.>

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  • Zephaniah 2:6

    And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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  • Zephaniah 2:14

    And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

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  • Isaiah 7:25

    And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.

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  • Isaiah 10:16

    Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

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  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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  • Amos 4:1–3

    Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

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  • Psalms 119:70

    Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

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  • Isaiah 7:21–22

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

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