23 It shall happen in that day,
That wherever there could be a thousand vines
Worth a thousand shekels of silver,
(A)It will be for briers and thorns.

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23 In that day,(A) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[a](B) there will be only briers and thorns.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms

I will lay it (A)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [a]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (B)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:6 hoed

I will make it a wasteland,(A)
    neither pruned nor cultivated,
    and briers and thorns(B) will grow there.
I will command the clouds
    not to rain(C) on it.”

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The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(A)

33 “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner (B)who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and (C)went into a far country.

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The Parable of the Tenants(A)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(B) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(C) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(D)

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(A)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

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But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(A) In the end it will be burned.

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26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a (A)wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.

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26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(A)
    all its towns lay in ruins(B)
    before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(C)

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12 People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 (A)On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,
Yes, on all the happy homes in (B)the joyous city;
14 (C)Because the palaces will be forsaken,
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—

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12 Beat your breasts(A) for the pleasant fields,
    for the fruitful vines(B)
13 and for the land of my people,
    a land overgrown with thorns and briers(C)
yes, mourn(D) for all houses of merriment
    and for this city of revelry.(E)
14 The fortress(F) will be abandoned,
    the noisy city deserted;(G)
citadel and watchtower(H) will become a wasteland forever,
    the delight of donkeys,(I) a pasture for flocks,(J)

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