Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Trouble is coming to those who buy up house after house and field after field, until there's no room left for anyone else, so they can have all the land to themselves!
The writer is warning that God will judge those who greedily accumulate property and push others out, leaving no room for their neighbors.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying during a time when wealthy landowners in Israel were buying up small family farms and consolidating land ownership. This practice displaced poor families who had traditionally owned small plots of land that provided their livelihood. The prophet was condemning this economic injustice that concentrated wealth in the hands of a few while creating homelessness and poverty for many.
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