New American Standard Bible 1995

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Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Therefore so, thus Adjective H3651 לָ֠כֵן la·chen
because on account of, because Prepostion H3282 יַ֣עַן ya·'an
you impose heavy rent to trample Verb H1318 בֹּושַׁסְכֶ֞ם bo·v·shas·chem
on the poor low, weak, poor, thin Adjective H1800 דָּ֗ל dal
And exact to take Verb H3947 תִּקְח֣וּ tik·chu
a tribute an uprising, utterance, burden, portion Noun H4864 וּמַשְׂאַת־ u·mas·'at-
of grain grain, corn Noun H1250 בַּר֙ bar
from them, [Though] you have built to build Verb H1129 בְּנִיתֶ֖ם be·ni·tem
houses a house Noun H1004 בָּתֵּ֥י bat·tei
of well-hewn stone, a cutting, hewing Noun H1496 גָזִ֛ית ga·zit
Yet you will not live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 תֵ֣שְׁבוּ te·she·vu
in them; You have planted to plant Verb H5193 נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם ne·ta'·tem,
pleasant desire, delight Noun H2531 חֶ֣מֶד che·med
vineyards, a vineyard Noun H3754 כַּרְמֵי־ kar·mei-
yet you will not drink to drink Verb H8354 תִשְׁתּ֖וּ tish·tu
their wine. wine Noun H3196 יֵינָֽם׃ yei·nam.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
King James Bible Therefore because you impose heavy rent on Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor And exact a tribute of grain poor, and ye take from them, Though you him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of well-hewn hewn stone, Yet you will but ye shall not live dwell in them; You ye have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will but ye shall not drink their wine.wine of them.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.