1 Under the similitude of the vine, he describeth the state of the people. 8 Of their avarice. 11 Their drunkenness. 13 Of their captivity.

Now will [a]I sing to my [b]beloved a song of my beloved to his vineyard, (A)My beloved had a [c]vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:1 The Prophet by this song doth set before the people’s eyes their ingratitude, and God’s mercy.
  2. Isaiah 5:1 That is, to God.
  3. Isaiah 5:1 Meaning, that he had planted his Church in a place most plentiful and abundant.

The Song of the Vineyard

I will sing for the one I love
    a song about his vineyard:(A)
My loved one had a vineyard
    on a fertile hillside.

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21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, whose [a]plants were all natural: how then art thou turned unto me into the plants of a strange vine?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:21 Hebrew, seed was all true.

21 I had planted(A) you like a choice vine(B)
    of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
    into a corrupt,(C) wild vine?

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12 Of the vineyard. 10 Christ the stone refused of the Jews. 12 Of tribute to be given to Caesar. 18 The Sadducees denying the resurrection. 28 The first commandment. 31 To love God and the neighbor is better than sacrifices. 36 Christ David’s son. 38 To beware of the Scribes and Pharisees. 42 The poor widow.

And [a]he began to speak unto them in [b]parables, (A)A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed it with an hedge, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower in it, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:1 The calling of God is not tied either to place, person, or time, without exception.
  2. Mark 12:1 This word Parable, which the Evangelists use, doth not only signify a comparing of things together, but also dark speeches and allegories.

The Parable of the Tenants(A)

12 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard.(B) He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.

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(A)[a]Then began he to speak to the people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen: and went into a strange country, for a great time.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 20:9 It is no new thing to have them the chiefest enemies of Christ and his servants, which are conversant in the very Sanctuary of God’s holy place: but at length they shall not escape unpunished.

The Parable of the Tenants(A)

He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard,(B) rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.(C)

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